Originally Posted by
LH777
If you're negotiating with the company then I wouldn't look at it from a "we're working harder" point of view I'd push the increased productivity point of view - speak $$$$ - their language.
Yes generally you get paid for what you carry rather than how much you fly. However management these days just make up whatever theory that suits their narrative.
You can bet your house though that if they introduced a smaller aircraft then they will be asking for a lower salary. It just doesn't suit them that pilots of a 30% bigger aircraft should get paid more.