Originally Posted by
LAX Pilot
Funny because during the SLI hearings the CAL MC stated that this type of flying wasn't desirable. They described it as being "trapped in a foreign country" and pilots just liked doing "short haul flying". Of course this was to neutralize the huge WB disparity between the two airlines.
Apparently the arbitrators didn't agree.
Now all of a sudden those WB trips aren't so bad.
Imagine that.....
To each there own. I do turns now. Schedules are very conducive for family time. As life goes on perhaps the WB will be more appealing, but it ain't right now esp with all the merger fueled W Pairings. Ideally we have great variety going forward. As to your chest thumping, see Page 42 of the arb Jumbo King. They didn't agree with you either...
It is not clear to us that flying jumbo-sized jets can remain for much longer the “holy grail” epitome of pilot career expectations. Few industries are as dynamic and unpredictable as the airline industry. That makes accurate prognostication of costs, markets and technologies problematic. That said, it appears from the record before us that size does still matter, but not necessarily jumbo size, per se.