Originally Posted by
ugleeual
I don’t have an issue with the SL on the TA and also don’t have an issue with the 95 hour cap in pay when using SL. SL shouldn’t be a means to get a quarterly bonus. The problem with getting NB Captains to sign up is more than likely pay… not enough incentive to bid it. My recommendation on the survey was to look into increasing the pay disparity between Captains and FOs rather than pushing it down to the youngest new hire in a class… the difference in hourly rate should be closer to $100/hr between a NB Captain and WB FO… not $60.
I think you’ve cut to the heart of it; I’m a yes but that is probably my biggest gripe. We have some unique dynamics here that delta doesn’t have with
the size of our WB fleet and the ability to get a WBFO spot with minimal
if any seniority, the NBCA/WBFO pay differential should reflect that.