Higney85, at most, on the high end, the cost for one year would be $360,000. I rounded up the FO pay step increase. Realistically, it's lower.

Millions, you say?

On a pay-rate basis only, 360k times 5 years = 1.8 million. If you include vacation, sick pay, 401k, and any other minimal cost changes, you'd BARELY hit $2 million over the 5 year duration.

My math assumed we had just 80 XJ furloghee pilots come. But it sounds like we had 100 XJ furloghee pilots automatically get 2nd year pay, the pay difference that the company has to pay (7,200 per pilot per year), would be 720,000 bucks.

$360,000 is the cost per year to fix Pinnacle pilots' longevity total, on a pay-rate basis.

$360,000 x2 = $720,000.

Do you see the conclusion?

By taking in 100 furloughee Mesaba pilots, the net cost is the same amount that it would take to give Pinnacle pilots longevity credit (sim date to class date fix) for TWO years worth.