Originally Posted by
Justdoinmyjob
Why wouldn't someone count a 767 as a widebody? Does it not have twin isles? Is it not over 300,000 lbs? Pay rate has no bearing on the definition of an airplane. If a company only paid $100 per hour to fly a 747, is it still a widebody? Don't buy into the "767 pays what a 757 pays" argument. That was a construct of the SLI discussion and used to justify one sides position.
I agree fully, although as Shiznit previously posted, the 757, 767-200, and 767-300 were all brought up to 767-300ER pay rates in C2K -- long before the merger with NWA.