Honestly, I see the split pay scales as being short sighted on the part of management as they will just see a huge increase in training costs which will offset alot of what they get in the split scale. Every pilot at 9L will jump ship to 9E as soon as possible displacing current 9E pilots to reserve lines for a very long time. Based on a fair and equitable sli, there will be several senior saab pilots looking for a big pay raise. I see this really screwing fo's at all three companies (yes, you will upgrade but you'll not get paid very well for a long time).