Originally Posted by
likeitis
Yes we are far from the STD on the Airbus but on the EMB on 1/1/17 we are the STD for pay rates. So what you want us to spend time on is convincing the NMB that 190 rates we have should be higher because Jetblue uses the aircraft differently than other operators? I'd love for it to be that easy but it will cost us dearly.
We are the standard for the e190, a 100 seat jet, but DAL and their 108 seat jet pays 30-40% more than our 100 seat jet? DAL's CS100 rates are $10 an hour less than their airbus rates. That's about 95% of their airbus rate. For a 108 seat jet. I'm saying we shouldn't let our payrate for 1/4th of our pilots fall further behind our peers. And that using the e190 as the comparison is idiotic, since we are the only ones who fly it besides the 20 AA ones that are getting parked. Other similar sized jets need to be used (717, cs100). It is possible to get good rates on both aircraft. Delta just did it. And let's face it, 3-4 legs a day on the 190 moves 300-400 people. 2 legs a day on an airbus moves 300 with half the landings and half the work. But bigger is better, that's how it's always been, yada yada yada.