>>I would love a 30% rise - no while I'm at it how about 50% then at least as a senior BA Capt I would be on comparable terms with United and Delta. Er - Co-pilots that is!!<<
Perhaps the discrepancy is explained by a cultural difference in attitude toward the profession.
As you know, the custom in the UK is to pride oneself on how difficult the ATPL exam is and how precise are British R/T procedures. Here in the U.S., the competition among pilots at the major airlines is more about how much we get paid. Delta pilots are willing to go for broke to beat last year's UAL contract and so on.
We don't know what colour the light is in the laser gyros and we can't verbalise flight levels below 180 properly if our lives depend on it (well, maybe they do <g> ). But, when it comes to pay, we let the results speak for themselves.
Hope BALPA gets BA that 30% pay raise but I agree that 3.0% is more in line with past results...
[This message has been edited by Airbubba (edited 23 March 2001).]