Increments actually save the company copious amounts of money every year. The fair market value for a given position is the top of the respective pay ladder for that category. The fact that it takes many years to reach the top increment and be compensated accordingly is a win for the company, and a loss for the pilot group. In any other position within the company, CX either pays a competitive salary, or risks losing staff to other employers. That may very well be our new reality too. Although it is a little harder for a pilot to walk away and give up a seniority #, the latest developments (DECs, RA65, Transfer of A/C to lower paying subsidiary, etc.) make me doubt whether this seniority # has any value anyway.