Originally Posted by
Airbum
...The improvements to the F/O longevity slope was basically years 2-7... The change really had no effect imo on F/O rates past year 7 or so...
That is what I have been trying to get across.
The other side of that coin is that the rates past year 7 could have been increased across the board to a greater amount. It wouldn't matter whether FO or CPT, both would have benefited. By increasing the pay for the first 7 years it arguably suppressed the raise for all the years later. In spite of the time value of money, I think most careers would have benefited by increasing pay more beyond year 7 and not so much in years 2-7.