Originally Posted by
Arewegettingjets
Will never happen. However, if it did it would create the biggest cluster f#$k any of us have ever seen.
Simplifying all fleets and lists makes sense but there are far too many separate interests.
Hypothetically if it were to happen. Have one list based on all pilots DOJ in the group. The musical chairs would be dabilitating! Training for 5+ years to re arrange the list.
Then, again IMO, 3 levels of pay.
1. Regional Turboprop
2. Domestic narrow body (B717, F100, A320, B738)
3. International wide body (B788/9, A332/3, B747, A380)
3 levels, ensures pilots STAY on type and aren't financially dis-advantaged for doing so. This saves massive retraining costs as pilots move up the seniority list now encompassing 4000+ staff.
But again, the chances? Rather than divide and conquer you control the pilot group as one entity. You 3 EBAs, 3 AOCs, 3 of MGMT rather than how many at present?
Just my thoughts.
Pay idea sounds resonable however DOJ would create problems ie someone on narrow body probably wouldn’t want to be kicked back to turbo prop...
Maybe pay levels like you mention and then DOJ to work out the numbers on that pay level...
where was that popcorn 😆