Originally Posted by
Timbo
It won't help any one remaining here, because the 747 jobs are going away along with the pilots.
Net movement for you up the pay scale = zero.
BUT...it will keep those guys from displacing down on top of you, if they retire, vs. stay.
Well, that's my point. They offer the buyout, and guys on other equipment take it, and get asked to 'stick around' because they are LCA's or they are just short of captains in that category. OR the 747's 'stick around' longer than planned. How many times did that happen with the DC9? It does affect everyone because they didn't staff for that position with a non-buyout pilot, at least until they guy leaves. I'm just saying, if there's a buyout, then there needs to be a 'drop dead' date after which you're out the door. There are people who took the last buyout who are still here, flying trips.