Originally Posted by
Scoop
You bring up some good points - our pay does seem to be tied to capacity but you must also look at revenue generation. Many WBs are literally carrying tons of cargo for big bucks and premium international seats go for mutiple thousands of dollars. So if you just look at WB seats it might not be telling the whole picture. With that said you guys should definitely shoot to match the legacy NB aircraft on pay rates.
Scoop
When it comes to unions negotiating on pay for airframe it really comes down to how much liability you have in your hands.
more seats = more responsibility.
Barry likes to say the airlines are a commodoty business, I agree... So are pilots.