Originally Posted by
Varsity
Older, senior pilots are dramatically more expensive.
Besides much higher longevity pay, they have more vacation and get sick more often.
AND it needs to be pointed out that the cost of the dependents he's mentioning don't come anywhere close to matching the pay disparity between a recently hired narrowbody FO and a senior widebody captain... or even a senior widebody FO. It's not just the pay scale, it's the seat too.