Originally Posted by
Trkytr
Yeah I know right. My friend at united has a way better contract. Better pay, insurance, gauranteed seniority advancement. He only had to be unemployed twice in the last 10 years for multiple years each time. I wonder how much more he has to make a year to make up for those years with zero income. If he would of went to B6 on his first furlough he would be a Captain making way more than his FO pay at united. So I guess it's really just how you look at it.
Exactly right. 2 other things, until a few weeks ago, there narrow body pay was not better than ours. Second, they do NOT have guaranteed seniority progression. The law says grandpas have to retire. It does not say they all have to be replaced.