Originally Posted by
AAL24
Seniority and earnings are not necessarily correlated. For example many many FOs at DAL make more than the majority of Captains at AA. Our biggest failing as a pilot group has been comparing our hourly rates and assuming we are in the same ballpark as UAL DAL SWA FEDEX etc. Even JetBlue pilots have the option of dropping their lines and picking up at 200%.
Hopefully this all changes with the new contract. But I doubt it. Haven’t seen a single survey question cover double dipping, trip buys for OE, or 200% premium.
Just this week JetBlue has been offering lots and lots of premium pay, they definitely don’t have a problem opening their wallets to recover the operation when IROPs hit.
That being said, there might be a few things that JetBlue has that AA might not of it’s true your work rules are still largely from a BK contract. JetBlue’s contract is about 11 months old and Amendable in 2 years in 2021. After next year, 12 year A320 Captain at JetBlue will pay within $3/hr of 12 year AA A320 Captain. So hopefully not only will you guys knock it out of the park with your new contract with work rules but also move the goal post way down field for A320 rates so we will have something awesome to shoot for in 2021.