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Old 10-07-2018 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Bert Sampson
UPS is the ultimate example of pay banding. Do they hate it?
Nope.

With longevity pay one bids the airplane, domicile, or type of flying they want without regard to income. Longevity pay allows IPA pilots to have the highest weighted average top-of-scale payrate in both seats per the Delta 2018 Contract Comparison.

Of course, payrate certainly isn't everything when it comes to a contract but IMO there are significant benefits to having as many pilots as possible in as high a given payrate as possible.

I do understand the QOL arguments against it though, because if I were at Delta I'd most likely try to stay on a small narrowbody (assuming the schedules were acceptable) in order to maximize seniority.

There's enough differences between the nature of flying at Delta and UPS that making a direct comparison on many things is difficult.

I say go get yours, whatever that may look like..."A rising tide raises all ships"
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