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.
In 2024 Frontier got 9.47 cents revenue for every seat mile.
In 2024 Delta got 21.37 cents revenue for every seat mile.
Delta gets more than 2X revenue per seat mile.