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Originally Posted by TRZ06
Secondly, I think eventually we will see an erosion of scope from all the majors in exchange for higher pay. Again, short term thinking from those in their last decade or so who see the direction of airline flying, larger regional jets and proportionately larger mainline jets but less upward movement for both.
I'd like to think there won't be any more scope sales. The current union leadership claims that it's non-negotiable, so they seem to understand. And the next decade will see many new mainline pilots who were negatively affected by the regional airline C-scale (B-scale seems a little generous). Of course, pilots have been known to suffer from myopia when a little money is dangled in front of them, so we'll see.
As for profit sharing, that's not a deal-breaker for me. It is theoretically possible to have industry leading pay without it.
However, I would like to see some assurance that every pilot's bottom line W2 compensation is in line with his or her respective peer at United or Delta. If the company wants to contractually lock themselves in to paying at a level which would still meet or exceed what the other guys make,
including their profit sharing, well then fine. But I think to do that would require a lot of complicated legal triggers to make sure it happens, or just a really high base rate.
I think it's probably easier for everyone if we have a system comparable to Delta's. Lots of money guaranteed, and if, God forbid, the company does well then we can share in that, too.
And no scope sales.