Beginning in Aug 2023, a 12 year Captain at JetBlue on the A321 will be paid $330/hour compared to a 12 year widebody Captain at FedEx earning $326.51. While JetBlue does fly some redeye flights and a handful of oversees flights, the vast majority of their flying allows for a normal sleep schedule, unlike FedEx. Who should be getting paid more?

UPS’s contract extension puts their blended pay approximately $65 higher than FedEx’s widebody pay with Delta about $70 higher than UPS. We are rapidly being left in the dust. Delta was offered huge gains with no concessions. Additionally, Spirit was offered an improved contract with no concessions. There’s absolutely no reason in this negotiating environment to accept even a single concession.