Originally Posted by
Airbum
I think the Flat Rate Benefit (FRB) is a great deal for those junior. A guy can stay a F/O all his career upgrading too fly only one trip as a Captain and get the same FRB as someone who was a captain for 30 years.
The FAE retirement plan produces a smaller retirement paycheck for the same crew member.
But who wants to do that? Go to base for upgrade training for a few months to only fly one trip as a captain? What a waste of time, effort and money. And what if someone medicals out before they get the chance? Then their retirement is permanently affected.
I don't see making FO's have a forced lower retirement to be a good deal.