Originally Posted by
iaflyer
Good point - also, back in 2000-2001 when the RJs were really growing, there were two things that we don't have now: very high top-end pay scales and a defined benefit retirement plan based somehow on the top-end pay.
I wasn't here at the time, but I could a situation where the company said, "well, you can fly these tiny RJs for low pay, or you can give us scope relief for them and we'll increase the top end pay (and thus retirement)".
It's possible that the cost analysis in 2000-2001 made it financially worthwhile to all the Delta pilots (from top to bottom of the senority list) to allow the RJs to be outsourced vs flying them in house.
And this is why it is catastrophic to sell scope. Money and trinkets are EASILY taken away. Just come up with an excuse dejour. Terrorism, rolling snakeyes at the hedge table, bad economy, good economy. Doesn't matter...any manufactured excuse will do. Now the company HAS scope and they HAVE your pay raise and they HAVE your pension. You got bubkis.
The above situation is a premium example. Sell your soul for quick bucks now, and you will soon find yourself on the wrong end of a fool's bargain.
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