Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Simple. The 757 will be going away long before the ER's do. The ER's in many instances will be here for another 20+ years. Therefore you want to pull it up. You will not be able to pull the 739 up to the WB band, but most will not agree that it should be in the NB band. It is effectively the CAL Wide, LN, SN scheme. It also allows for the 787 to pay the same as the 767(wide) and 777 if you use three bands.
The middle band allows for the 321, 739, 757, 753 to all be in that middle band while keeping the predominantly international jets separate. It leaves some room for negotiation. If you wanted make it four bands, but then all you are really doing is banding the nb jets and keeping the 777 and 744 separate.
For you blood pressure, there is a lot of traction on banding. It just needs to be done correctly, that is all.
Just a note on 73-9 pay, banding etc. and not to ACL but to everyone:
We need to becareful where we define this jet. If we band the airplane into a WB band that includes the ER or greater aircraft, just wait for the the potential massive fireworks show.
What happens if we were to perhaps purchase Alaska? Where do you think they would want to start integrating into that SL? If I were on their side, I know I would be making an argument to insert our list in on a ratio starting on the largest a/c in that band. We need to think before we leap and not regret this decision later.