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#191
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Joined APC: Nov 2009
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Just a bit of research can clear up all your misconceptions about the B737 Max. The "rube-Goldberg" that you describe is nothing of the sort. It is a well-proven design that has been used for many years called trail-link gear. Also, the FBW spoilers reduce weight, maintenance and improve reliability. Also, the Max 10 will land slower than the B737-900NG as a result of improvements to the flaps. Also, moving the CG by shifting the engines slightly forward and adding the fuselage plugs in the right place, the tail-strike hazard will effectively be the same as the B737-800(NG).
I always find it refreshing when pilots think for themselves and rely on facts rather than group-think. Good luck.
Octa
I always find it refreshing when pilots think for themselves and rely on facts rather than group-think. Good luck.
Octa
Do you moonlight for Boeing’s marketing/propaganda dept?
#193
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
Position: Pilot ;)
Posts: 91
In all reality, rationalizing that some of the smaller planes are bumped up with pay banding is a bit naïve. Where it has really cost the pilots is rounding down the big equipment. The 747 guys took a huge hit in bankruptcy, and subsequently did not get appropriate raises due to a large plane based on productivity. Reason being, well, the 777-200 is a smaller plane. And now, the 767-400? Same as a 747-400? Not quite.
So, the high end of the pay has been irrevocably altered down with the pay bands of the smaller wide bodies. With the 747 gone, the 777-300 is now the big dog, and realistically has the same productivity the 747 had. But, to link the 767 there? I advocate against pay banding. It is not banding pay up to the 777 for the 767 guys, it is a rounding down of the 777 pay.
So, the high end of the pay has been irrevocably altered down with the pay bands of the smaller wide bodies. With the 747 gone, the 777-300 is now the big dog, and realistically has the same productivity the 747 had. But, to link the 767 there? I advocate against pay banding. It is not banding pay up to the 777 for the 767 guys, it is a rounding down of the 777 pay.
Since the joint contract, UAL 747/777 Pay has been very near the top of the industry if not #1. To think that the pay would have been appreciably higher than “Industry leading” if it was unbanded is “naïve”.
And yes, your 747 pay took a large hit in bankruptcy. But wasn’t it proportional to the percentages of pay cut in other fleets?
And I’m not sure if you’re aware of this but the 764 only has about 20 less seats than some 772s we are flying around.
#194
There is also a complete lack of basis for your claim that 747/777 pay has been rounded down.
Since the joint contract, UAL 747/777 Pay has been very near the top of the industry if not #1. To think that the pay would have been appreciably higher than “Industry leading” if it was unbanded is “naïve”.
And yes, your 747 pay took a large hit in bankruptcy. But wasn’t it proportional to the percentages of pay cut in other fleets?
And I’m not sure if you’re aware of this but the 764 only has about 20 less seats than some 772s we are flying around.
Since the joint contract, UAL 747/777 Pay has been very near the top of the industry if not #1. To think that the pay would have been appreciably higher than “Industry leading” if it was unbanded is “naïve”.
And yes, your 747 pay took a large hit in bankruptcy. But wasn’t it proportional to the percentages of pay cut in other fleets?
And I’m not sure if you’re aware of this but the 764 only has about 20 less seats than some 772s we are flying around.
#195
It doesn’t really matter if the 767-400 was “rounded up” or the 747/777 was “rounded down.” They clearly don’t belong in the same band.
And that specific banding was done with ulterior motivations which both UAL ALPA and CAL ALPA agreed to for very different reasons.
But, if that actually is fair banding then there’s a bunch of 767-300, A319, and 737-700 pilots that will be looking for futher corrections in the next contract.
And that specific banding was done with ulterior motivations which both UAL ALPA and CAL ALPA agreed to for very different reasons.
But, if that actually is fair banding then there’s a bunch of 767-300, A319, and 737-700 pilots that will be looking for futher corrections in the next contract.
#196
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#197
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: SFO Guppy CA
Posts: 1,112
Polish the turd more!!! The MAX 10 is a joke! I thought that the Guppy insanity would end with the ER. I am wrong!!! This is what happens when people that do not fly airplanes make decisions on airplanes. Boeing is in deep trouble!!! Airbus is taking them out to the woodshed!
#198
Polish the turd more!!! The MAX 10 is a joke! I thought that the Guppy insanity would end with the ER. I am wrong!!! This is what happens when people that do not fly airplanes make decisions on airplanes. Boeing is in deep trouble!!! Airbus is taking them out to the woodshed!
#199
Looking at the 321 NEO backlog compared to the MAX -9 and -10 I can see why Airbus is not in a hurry, especially now that the 321LR is in flight test.
#200
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,358
Polish the turd more!!! The MAX 10 is a joke! I thought that the Guppy insanity would end with the ER. I am wrong!!! This is what happens when people that do not fly airplanes make decisions on airplanes. Boeing is in deep trouble!!! Airbus is taking them out to the woodshed!
Also, being that both manufacturers have significant backlogs, I don’t think either is in any real trouble or risk of going away.
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