Baron,

I foolishly thought we had 3 payscales. NB, WB, and 380. So, is 380 super wide-body pay, or a premium for ULR Flights. I would argue that we negotiated the payrate with the expectation of flying 16+hours to/from Memphis. And isn't that the future planned deployment of the 777?

My argument is that FedEx payrates are greater than that of DAL for comparable equipment which would logically extend to the payrate of a 777.

Since DAL eliminated the MD from their fleet, hard for me to compare what DAL paid for a MD versus what FedEx pays. I will say anecdotally that the FedEx MD training program was 2-3 times the length of the DAL MD training program.....so, I think it's only fair that FedEx pay more than DAL did.

And, aren't the Delta payscales just starting to approach pre-bankruptcy levels. Why should we argue that we should be paid less just because the majors pay less than we currently receive?

I wasn't here for the MD/A300 pay discussions, I am here for the 777 negotiations, and IMO it does deserve a premium over our existing payrates.

Never said it was a 380, but FedEx seems to think highly of the 777 as illustrated in this quote

“The Boeing 777F will allow FedEx Express to fly directly between major markets and hubs in Asia, Europe and the U.S. with more freight and in less time than it takes today, improving fuel efficiency and lowering total operating costs,” said David J. Bronczek, president and chief executive officer, FedEx Express.

777 is not something I want to fly, but, if we elect to follow the path some folks advocate of accepting it at the widebody payrate.....well, might as well go for the simpler payrate scales UPS has