Originally Posted by
Bwipilot
I guess the morons are out again so I'll have to make another post. SWA pilots expectations pre merger: make a good chunk of change. AAI pilots expectations pre merger: make a smaller chunk of change.
Too many pilots get hung up on seat and size. Without going to a size analogy, it's ridiculous to state that flying a big airplane is worth more if you're getting paid less.
If you equated the pay scales of each seniority list to the average pay for an airplane, the SWA pilots would fall into the 767/777 category. The AAI pilots would've fallen into the small narrow body category. Hence, SWA pilots are bring 5700 wide body seats to the merger in terms of pay--that's the bottom line.
Bwi,
Your premise is so flawed, you are exposing yourself to be someone who is arguing emotions. Your reasoning is getting worse as we go along.
Simply put: Air Tran Seats become widebody seats, too.
No one care what the seats were worth BEFORE the merger. What are the seats going to be worth after the merger? Will the Air Tran green and white 737's & 717's CA and FO seats pay the same as the SWA brown and orange 737's? If they do pay different, how much? Enough to warrant an adjustment?
The bottom line is that those seats Air Tran brings to the merger magically become widebody seats as soon as you "merge."
As soon as you incorporate "past" anything, it's likely to be a losing point. Your arguments need to be focused on the future.
I mean like, is your entire list on the verge of massive upward movement because of growth or retirements? Explain.
My question still stands; how are you financially hurt by a straight relative seniority ratio list?
New K