Originally Posted by drummerguy

the thought of caping pay rates around 8 yrs for capts is interesting. On the one hand we would not have the ability to make as much money at our regional, on the other hand this could smooth out the booms and busts. The problem today is you work for a regional, for whatever reason you elect not to pursue mainline and many years down the road your company is no longer competitive and goes out of business. The biggest problem for us is then we are faced with starting over at year one. If we were capped at 8 yr captain we wouldn't make as much but we would also be much less likely to have to start over at year one. In addition, this may cut down on the number of guys who fall into the career regional trap.