Originally Posted by
Tailhookah
One other equalizer on our contract vs. United and AA is that Delta operates w/ 2 Captains on 4 man crews…. United does not and I think AA (help on this one) does not either. They operate w/ 1 Captain and 3 FO’s. So the 4 man crews essentially doubles the high paying potential of the Delta fleet.
What percentage of daily departures have a 4 man crew? How senior are those pilots? How long will it take the average pilot to take advantage of this gain?