i believe the alpa-alpa integration methodology is settled science.

okay....forget the age....but realize the floated complaint was the existing template 'punishes older hires'.

so he is a 50 yr old, with 5 vears longevity, at a 5 yr old airline. same story.

it doesnt alter the reality relative position on the list impacts every single aspect of employment.

this is a whole lot of itchin, and not much scratchin....and this same conversation was goin on 20 years ago.

none of this is a good idea. but if you want to entertain decoupling pay and productivity, the far more marketable product is seniority pay. that way a pilot gets paid 'more' has less incentive to join the churn, and more to manage qol.

otoh....simply installing an incremental bump in 401 funding by management to incentivize staying in a seat post lock expiration would be enough for many to stay put.