Originally Posted by
Bwipilot
It shouldn't be difficult: just use the old ALPA policy of career expecations. Calculate the expected career yearly earnings of each AAI and SWA pilot at Sep 27th, 2010 and assign seniority numbers based on that. Every pilot will stay in line with what they thought there earnings wouldv'e been--and then the AAI pilots will enjoy a big jump on the same calculation when moved to the SWAPA contract. Now everyone's happy
How could you possibly know the expected career earnings of each group. Historically SWA has been one of the lower paid pilot groups. A unique combination of circumstances has pushed them to the top which is a position even their own union does not really like since it eroded their historical cost advantage and stunted growth.