Originally Posted by
Rseat
Very interesting information indeed.
I think your starting point is bit low, but I like the rest of the chart. I’m glad you’re putting this out for the sake of expectations and education. Many in the ranks have no idea about these potential numbers. I had a conversation with a pilot that thought raises in the 15-25% range is what we were aiming for. He would not be opposed to more, only surprised because he doesn’t know the compensation potential that our competitors enjoy. Neither do I, if I’m being honest!
There is simply not enough educational material to compare our expectations to. So good on you for doing this.
For the pilots who think a 25% initial raise will get us close to Delta in terms of career compensation, here's a chart on how that would look if we "achieved" a 25% DOS raise followed by the exact same subsequent yearly raises as Delta's new contract: 5/4/4. The final 12-yr CA rate at the DOS + 3 year point for a SWA pilot would by $349.22.
DL's current highest hourly final rate is $474.20 at DOS + 3 years. And they can upgrade much more quickly than a SWA pilot (<1 year). And they fly many fewer block hours than SWA pilots do.
A 25/5/4/4 rate scheme in the new contract would put SWA pilots ~$850K behind DL pilots at 10 years and $1.6M behind at 30 years. On rates alone, that's a lot of psychic wage to accept in lieu of actual cold, hard cash. These figures also don't include how far behind SWA pilots are in terms of retirement, disability, and work rules (soft pay and QOL).
