Scenario 1
Airplane A - $270/hour <---highest pay
Airplane B - $260/hour <---2nd highest pay
Airplane C - $250/hour <---3rd highest pay

Scenario 2

Airplane A - $250/hour <---highest pay
Airplane B - $250/hour <---highest pay
Airplane C - $250/hour <---highest pay

So what you're saying is that Scenario 2 is the best because most of the pilots get the "highest pay" when in fact, Airplane C pay wouldn't be different, just A and B would be more.

Now if this was being done, say prior to SLI hearings, and your airline has Airplane C, but the other airline has a ton of Airplane A's and B's and you want to make it look like you have more airplanes in the "Top pay scale" you go with Scenario 2 for sure because "SLI lasts forever and contracts come and go".

Turns out it didn't matter because Airplane C was not counted with the A's and B's for Status and Category, but now we all are stuck with the lower pay.

DAL pays more to their 777 and 747 pilots than their own 787 or 767-400 guys. But we don't.

I wonder why that is....