Last year, a new FO made $50,000 min guarantee. This year, that same pilot will make $52,970, while a new hire makes $57,270. If the 83 hour pay rate goes into effect, the 2-year FO makes $50,760 min guarantee. That's a $2,200 loss in pay this year, and only $760 more then he made the first year.

As a pilot over 45, what is more attractive to me than a pay cut here or even a flow are lifetime flight benefits at an AA WO that aren't lost if one does flow to AA. 5 years here and 5 years at DL equals nothing in the way of flight bennies.