Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
No. UALs SLI argument was always Jumbo, Mid, Narrow, Furloughed. It never had anything to do with hourly rates of airplanes.
And Delta has 767-400 in a LOWER pay band than the 787 which is in a LOWER pay band than the 777 and 747. Ours are all in the same pay band.
And guess what else? ALL our premium pay aircraft pay the same as the DAL 767-400 and DAL pays 787, 777, and 747 MORE.
Because those higher paying equipment were pay banded DOWN to match the 767-400. So when guys say "Its good that more pilots get paid at the highest rate" they clearly don't understand how and why this transpired.
The pie doesn't get bigger or smaller based on paybands, it's just divided differently. If you want to unband everything, lobby your reps. Personally, considering the direction of the airline and industry away from the 747/A380 capacity planes, I think that would be unwise. You see it differently.