Originally Posted by
JTwift
I’d honestly love to see a genuine breakdown of why WBCA gets paid more than NBCA. I know the plane is bigger with more people on board, but if you tally up a 3-leg day on a 737-900, how does that compare to a 1-and-done on a WB, while also being objectively more work?
should’ve just made one captain pay scale and lets people’s preferences (international vs domestic; 3 time zones vs 12 time zones) sort it out.
Nope.
Hint: it’s about revenue generation, not the amount of work. A wide body flight generates more revenue in one leg than a narrow body does in several legs, mainly because of increased cargo capacity and higher ticket prices on the long-haul international legs. Further, the "1-and-done" thing is only for the crews; the jet flies around the clock, for the most part.