I'd like to add that all pilot groups are the same. US Airways' narrow-body first officers top out at $85 an hour. I don't know of an airline job out there that starts at $75/hour. These 18 year captains know this. Until we start paying well to start off, our industry will never recover. This is why I advocate getting rid of the longevity payscale. All we need is the max scale. A national seniority list will never happen. My idea is possible. At the majors, every single captain is already on max pay. They would just have to work on the first officer scale. Leave the seniority system alone. This is my alternative to the national seniority list that will never happen.