I'm not thrilled with this development. That said, at least this was announced while we are negotiating the CBA. This way, rates, seniority, etc for the AB intro guys can be integrated into the CBA.
EDIT: to clarify. The AB intro guys should be paid what the rest of us are paid at Blue once they get online. The issue with the CBA is how the applicant will be paid in the AB intro training, before moving on to JetBlue aircraft.