Originally Posted by
Planetrain
WBA went from a 2001 to a 2015 hire in like a 6 month time span. Talk about a jump! I remember 777A used to be an unobtainable suborbital bid. Now 11 year WBA. This is my shocked face.
As posted above minimal hiring from 2001 to 2014 but there is another important point overlooked. Prior to the merger DAL during one stretch had about seven 777 aircraft. That was it - 7 aircraft at the top pay rate. You had to be an area code to hold A. Then with the merger and some more 777 purchases we had about 16 each of 777 and 747 - still the only AC at the top pay rate.
The 2019 pay banding bringing the 330 and 765 up to top rates is what really allowed the seniority to drop on the WB A. Waaaay more air-frames paying this rate.
Scoop