Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Any regional line CA from any regional will make more money second year at any Big Six major (don't forget bonuses/401k/and pension in some cases).
Only exception might be if you were super-senior at the regional and choose to be on reserve at the major.
Our top 50 or so guys were grandfathered in under a different pay scale, they would take a pretty sizable hit in pay, as well as schedule qol, and most likely have to commute. Some of the older guys would not have enough time to make up what they would loose as they would be retiring within next 5 years. But these are very much the minority.