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forgot to bid
I'm all for that buzz and it would be great in that you'd bid a plane based on what if offered and seniority and take pay out of the equation. And why in the world is the 88 and 90 different pay because of 10 seat difference between aircraft (which is changing) but the 744 and 777 are the same with a 140 seat difference?
It'd be interesting to see how that would shake out in an AE.
Oh, I agree FTB. It amazes me that our industry has such vastly different remuneration for essentially flying from point A to point B regardless of experience/quals/etc. If our pay was based stricly on that, I'd be rolling large based on my previous military international experience which, I wager, could go toe-to-toe with any legacy international 777, 747 or AB 380 guy. Bring that on.
Instead, I'm a CONUS-flying 73N FO working it hard and hitting it big with some great captains.
But, and here's a big caveat in my mind. If we are going to fend off the Costco/Walmart approach to being pilots, then we can't bow down to every LCC in the market who wants to make us them. I've got some great buddies at SWA. Can I imagine SWA connecting Singapore to Dehli? Hell no. Can I imagine Lufthansa or BA doing t? Hell yeah.
So, where does the American company check in. Sky Team, World Alliance? We, as American commercial pilots, have finally got to weigh in. Its not about SWA or JB. Know 'em. Love 'em. Our fight now is with the gobal predators and competitors.
Call for push or forever hold your peace. Our industry is dying. Hell, my nextdoor Wii playing 15 year-old will soon be able to do what I've spent 30 years doing. He won't have to deal with ADFs or VORs....