It would take too long to highlight all the areas where the APA negotiated contract lags our peers. But I think it's safe to say our contract has significantly trailed our peers for a long time. We will always have comprable hourly pay rates but beyond that all bets are off. I don't think APA is up to the task for closing the gap in work rules, QOL, and total compensation. A merger with ALPA is probably our best hope for catching up. Possibly a few thousand retirements off the top will help. A lot of our senior pilots don't even realize how far we've fallen behind our legacy peers and I doubt they care much.

1999 hire, lol.

I think there are a couple exceptions in the schoolhouse.

You mean you read a reddit thread and couldn't do the math?

If he truly is the random dude that is a 787 CKA waaaaay out of seniority to hold it, he is a little biotch working at 737 rates to fly a 787…

I mean to be fair, I have flown with plenty of 6-year CAs with wide bodies…

is his name Tim Martins????

Give examples. You are speaking in bland generalities to slam APA with zero specifics. If you are advocating switching unions at least make an intelligent argument.

tell me you’ve been 121 for at least 17 years without telling me. Poor Timmy, probably still needs to have the best story.