Originally Posted by
gloopy
Pilots also gave some concessions to get those raises. And I'd argue that plane changes areway more work than boarding. I bet pilots do more plane changes than FA's because the company uses pilot shuffles to drive our credit lower yet still move metal because the FA's are already onboard (and quite often brought the plane in compared to pilots from what I've seen) because the company's view is that FA's have to already be there to board while pilots can walk down a crowded jetway, hit some switches and get'r dunn.
Plane changes should pay WAY more than boarding.
Having been an FA before becoming a pilot, I can definitely confirm that swapping planes as pilot is more work. The perception problem comes from the fact that we spend a lot of our time "sitting comfortably" in the flight deck while setting things up and getting ready.