Originally Posted by
ginntonic
They also have more aircraft and more pilots.
DAL's 117 rules are the same as ours.
The requirement to not "unalive" ourselves, our crew, and our passengers is equivalent.
Pax in seats varies and really shouldn't matter. Total pax moved shouldn't matter.
What's consequential is the market for a bus pilot and the comparison posted by our MEC clearly shows we're far below the standard.
Our pay should mirror the market.
I agree 100%. We should get the going rate for an Airbus pilot. It shouldn’t matter who we are flying for. A start valve costs the same whether you put it in an airplane with a weasel on the tail or a red delta on the tail. Pilots should be no different.
The reality though, is that it does matter.