Originally Posted by
Columbia
Thanks, Fedelta. Very interesting. I certainly would like to see more open discussions involving the streamling of payrates across fleets across the industry. I would guess many senior widebody pilots would love an opportunity to fly a 737 domestically, during the day, to include out and backs as long as they weren't significantly pay penalized. There's something to be said about crossing only 2 time zones and spending a long overnight in San Diego or NYC!
I also wonder how the bidding would go. I have heard that junior folks at UPS are generally 747 folks or at least it is an entrylevel position. I do not know how it would go at DAL. Based upon previous new hires going straight to the -er, it would appear that whoever wanted to fly international already was doing it. I really dont know.
Speaking for myself, I can hold narrow A and have zero intention of bidding it. People are wired differently and that is what makes our bidding system work currently. I'm an international guy way more than domestic.