Originally Posted by
iaflyer
Thanks for posting that. Despite what people say, it's nice to see additional Captain positions. As a junior FO, those are all higher paying than me - great.
For a new hire - even better. Means more hiring probably.
For a 777 FO - less exciting because unless he wants positions more on the right side of the chart. In fact, the 717 and M88 Captain positions might be the same pay, not higher because the FOs might be able to get GS as a Senior FO.
People here are trying to say that because there haven't been a Captain position on aircraft X in base Y there hasn't been growth. Well - maybe not for THEM but for many others there has been.
But, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's nice for all FOs to have the opportunity of 717A if they want it.
On paper, the 777A, 747A and 330A positions are coming. The retirement numbers are there, and the 330's start showing up next year. Unless we are planning to shrink the fleet from the top, those positions are opening up starting end of 2014 and continuing on. This is just the beginning of movement for the list. The only difference from past years is that because of age 65, the guys at the top of the list aren't generating any movement yet, as they did in the past. The movement now is pure growth, albeit at the narrobody level. When it starts at the top also, Katy, bar the door.