Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Slow, correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't a "B" scale mean to hire those guys on at a lower rate on all of the equipment, not just the E-Jets?
I see this proposal as a graduated step, and or a market rate for the jets, not a B scale.
We did this once before at Delta Express (Sunshine) in 1996. While you're correct that it's not a B-scale, the Express guys called it a "C" scale. We expended significant negotiating capital changing the pay and rules during C2K, and that began the demise of the operation. Compass would be strikingly similar, except that it doesn't move Captains seats currently on mainline behind mainline guys.
There's a lot more in cost savings in the Compass book than just pay. Almost every aspect of their book is less expensive.