Originally Posted by EdGrimley

Pay banding is retarded. Equals less required pilots. Equals further stagnation. Let's please stop facilitating work rules (ie added productivity that reduces required pilots) that prolong a decade plus of stagnation.

The new hires may do well but 30 to 40 years is a long time with a lot of unknowns (ie one pilot flight decks that cut required domestic pilots in half).