Originally Posted by
Scoop
Nu,
Why should the 330 be paired with the 777?
Current 12 year Capt rates are:
A 330 - $162/hour
767-400 $181/hour
Joint payrates ratified overwhelmingly by NW Pilots:
A 330- $182
767-400 $ 189
Unless its that "Super Premium" factor which we cannot put a price on. As a matter of fact its "priceless."
Scoop
I can promise you one thing Scoop - NWA pilots ratified the JCBA
IN SPITE of the way those pay rates combined aircraft. The 747 being paid the same as a 777 even though the 747 carries over 100 more passengers made it pretty clear that DAL couldn't tolerate NWA operating an aircraft that would pay more than a 777. It was made all the more grating now that DALPA has made pay part of the equation for the SLI proposal.
That pay thing was a real and obvious sore point, but it was one of those "greater good" votes.
Carl