Originally Posted by
Toddnel
Pay banding, while not perfect, allows a Captain or FO who loves European flying to make the top pay without having to leave his/her senior position on the 76 and chase the 777. While I like Asia and 15+ hour flights, a lot of folks don't. This opens up the 777 (and in your case, the 747) to people who really want to be on the airplane and not just those chasing the $.
So screw everybody else so a couple 767-400 Capts and FO's can have a high paying short TAFB schedule. Why not just pay the guppies that much and the 747 the least.