Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

I've said this numerous times on here. We need to get rid of longevity scales. The top pay scale needs to be the only pay scale. This would solve most of our problems. You could start over at the bottom without losing your house or going on food stamps. I don't even have a problem with starting over on vacation time. I feel an Airbus 320 first officer new hire should make the exact same as an Airbus 320 first officer on 12 year pay. They are doing the exact same job. This would stop giving start-up carriers huge advantages on cost. It would prevent regionals from just shutting down when the group gets senior. At the legacy carriers, every captain is at max pay. They only need to fix the first officer scale. It wouldn't even be that hard to do. At the regional level, it would be a little tougher. A national seniority list will never happen. This is the next best thing.