Originally Posted by
Tummy
It would be incremental. Start by trying to set 321 pay as the floor for all fleets. Next contract, try to set 330 pay as the floor. Third contract, try to get everything to pay 350 rates.
This will never happen, because some pilots would rather not see their coworkers get a raise in order to preserve their sense of superiority.
This is based on there assumption that there is enough extra, unclaimed contract money out there to keep all other things equal while providing this rising pay floor. It also ignores the extremely obvious disincentive for smaller airframes. Not only would this massively pressure the 100 seat range, but ripple all across the entire fleet. We're already experiencing operational pressure (gates, slots, ramp space, even pilot supply) to up gauge airframes; now we would add additional cost pressures. More seats per plane = less pilots. So much for the "raise".