Originally Posted by
slowplay
I'm late for pick-up and will respond later, but this caught my eye. Isn't this what CMR has (senior Captains with long term FO's) and isn't that what's killing them in the pilot cost department? You understand that if you transferred that to DAL the result would be the same?
The 777 has senior captains and long term FO's.....Are they killing Delta in the pilot cost department? WHAT THE F! Whose side are you negotiating for?
CMR is split out, they are not tied to the larger whole. The situation shakes out very differently if they were a fully integrated part of the "Delta Pilots".
I must say that often times when you disagree you do not ask for a clearer or more comprehensive answer, you just point out how that doesn't work given current situations.
You cannot keep other factors constant when you propose major changes to a PWA. IF there was to be a major "recapture", it is my opinion that you would have to make adjustments to the pay tables in order to adequately address the need to get the most experienced pilots in the left seats. (In my ideal world*) Given a status quo on say, DAL and CMR payrates...It would be necessary to transition(over a reasonable time) the 50-76 seat CA pay to be equivalent to the highest FO pay, and then move the other rates "down a notch" (with some shavings off) to bring the 50-76 seat FO rates up to a acceptable starting salary.
*My ideal world has MANY more things to improve, but I'm trying to limit it for this scenario.