Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
This was my point to begin with. more aircraft at the highest payscale. This translates to more opportunities to be at the highest pay scale. United appears to staff approx 24 pilots per 777/787. with 57 more planes in the top scale, that means about 1300 more pilots at the top payscale. (leaving out the 767-400 for simplicty.)
Keep in mind that Delta has stricter augmentation rules than UAL. This provides additional pilot jobs per airframe. With planned future flying the two CA's required on flights over 12 hours will start to create a significant number of widebody CA jobs. Currently it provides about 8 additional jobs for each aircraft used on a pairing with a leg over 12. Routes that meet that will increase with the introduction of the A350-1000. Copilot jobs are also gained in the 8 to 9 hour range.