Originally Posted by
XHooker
Flyguppy, taking all of the SLI/union bickering out of this, here's why I think the pay should be banded... The 747-4 fleet at UAL has an average age of 14 years, not necessarily ready for the boneyard, but not new iron either. There are no more 747-4s being built or on order. There are lots of 787s and A-350s on order. That increased pay for the 747 doesn't materialize out of thin air, it comes from somewhere else in the contract. We negotiate with the company for the size of the pie, we determine ourselves how we want to slice it. If the company parks our highest paying plane, our pie gets smaller. If we get more of the highest paying planes, our pie gets larger. Where do you think the fleet growth will be?
I can understand the fact of the age of the 400's. BUT, allowing larger airplanes to be paid the same as smaller? Not good.
Just look at the fact that the CAL 737s are paid at different rates.
I think the unbanding will benefit ALL of us when the next large airplane makes its way onto the property.