Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
The 321 is a group 2 aircraft because the east pilots have a lot of them and the American pilots don't want to put themselves at a disadvantage during the SLI. Same reason why our 747 and 777 pay the same and the 330 and 767-400 pay the same.
Or perhaps it was because the NWA rates were lower then the Delta rates to start with. To have brought the rates above the Delta rates would have resulted in all the funding that was available going to NW pilots only. As it was the NW side received higher pay raises then the Delta side. Had the NW side received all of the money the joint contract would have not been ratified. The NWA reps fully understood this. The compromise was bigger raises for the North with equipment banded in pay. All and all a reasonable and smart approach.