It is an interesting exercise. I ran the numbers a few years back and the seniority based pay rate would be just about 757 pay. So, everyone that is “junior” to the 757 would get a raise and everyone senior would get a cut. (Obviously those pilots would have to be grandfathered in)

Of course you also get into expectations. Since a blended rate would be lower than our current top rate, are the pilots that aren’t flying that equipment, but can hold it in the very near future now stuck at the blended rate?

It also seems like people misjudge what it will do to them. It seems like there is a lot of “this will be great, I can fly the A220 and never leave.” Can you? You might be bumped right out of that seat and now flying Lagos because the pilot who was chasing the money would prefer to stay within a couple of time zones of home.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying there isn’t workable, but there is always an opposite reaction and that result may not be what the advocate expected.