Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Slowplay likes to go on about how Delta could not afford to pay RJ drivers "Delta" pay. Actually, perhaps the inverse is true. Among the trips we can hold.
2 days are nearly always 10:30
3 days, 13:30
4 days, 21:00 (I've got an 18 hour 4 day next week
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Nice misrepresentation. I never stated that Delta couldn't afford to pay. I stated mainline costs way more. You call for "unity" but never show a path to get there. If you want your counterparty to agree, you've got to solve the math problem.
I'll use your post as an example. You've chosen a series of trips from one of the most senior CPZ pilots. He's being paid 7th year pay (maybe). CPZ has 439 pilots on the seniority list operating 42 aircraft. Compare that to mainline. CPZ averages 13 days of vacation per year. Compare that to mainline. CPZ has 1 training program. Compare that to mainline. CPZ has no duty or trip rigs. Compare that to mainline. A CPZ 6 year Captain makes $76/hr. The most junior Captain payscale at Delta (12 year CRJ-900 which is where any 76 seat Captain would be) is $136. A 76 seat mainline Captain would make more than a CPZ Captain and FO combined. There's a host of other costs not mentioned (other labor groups, longevity, benefits, hotels, etc.}
That's your math problem. Solve it, then you can talk about unity.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery