Originally Posted by
Regularguy
The battle we lost is pay based on gross weight and airspeed. I now fly the 787 and in the past the 747, while the flying isn't much different the size is and size counts.
I will confess I was/am proponent of pay by seniority rather than the weight and airspeed, but i also realize our "high" pay rates did not originate from senority only systems.
The problem of the size (usually as determined by MTOW weight) and speed pay equation is modern technology.
Same or larger planes now weigh less then their predecessors. See A350-1000 vs 777-300er. The Airbus has a 94,000 lb lighter MTOW for the same dimension aircraft. So consideration of capabilities beyond just size need to be factored in.
I don't have an issue with pay banding, if the bands actually made sense. In my ideal world, if banding were used:
Super Jumbos (A380/747-8i class)
Large Widebodies (777/787/A350)
Small Widebodies (767 all variants)
Large narrowbody (757-200 and -300/A321)
Medium narrowbody (all 737, all 320, C series etc)
Small narrowbody (anything smaller then above)