Originally Posted by
9mikemike
We had 100 seat 737-200’s, 124 seat 737-700’s, 140 seat MD 80’s, 144 seat 737-400’s, 156 seat 737-800’s and 172 seat 737-900’s (w/ mid-cabin lavs) all for the same hourly rate....Where does a plan to bring in an A220-300 that flys trans con, can do etops and seats 115 -145 pax fit into that. Even a 195-E2 can fly 110 -140 depending on config...Why should we accept less money to fly a significantly more capable airframe then we have already had. Pre chinaflue Alaska had an RFQ out to Boeing for 700MAX, Airbus for 220-300 and Embraer for E195-E2. In Alaska managements mind those 3 airframes are equal period. So they pay equal....Jetblue just created a permanent B scale by allowing the A220-300, an airframe that hauls just as many pax as a 319, flies further and costs less to operate , to be flown for less....
Wait...jetblue has a permanent B scale on the 220? And it is a B scale that pays 96% of their A scale? And by that logic, does delta have an A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I scale? Are you even familiar with the history of the B scale in this industry? Separate pay scales for different sized planes is not a B scale. What those rates are is up to the pilot group to negotiate. I’ll take JB’s scope and $220/hr E190 rates + $264/hr A220 rates ($224 and $269 next year if this LOA passes) over AS’s outsourced RJs and no scope any day. Also, just to be pedantic since it seems fitting for a response to your post, there’s no such thing as a 700MAX.