Goldenbawls, even with your high taxes/cost of living, the Norwegian contract (full time) as it was described to me a couple of years back was very OK
Funny. The contract has only been in existence for 12 weeks.
The ultimate question is about future commands. Will they go 'internal' or 'external'? My guess is that they will be offered, in seniority, as a PARC contract. Want a command upgrade? Sign this PARC Contract first. Don't want to? No problem, stay on as a career FO as as long as you want. Next in line, please!
There is ALWAYS someone willing to accept lower terms if it means jumping the que. The same goes for bases, fleets or promotions. Of course management know this, and by the look of things are prepared to implement every part of
Airline Management 101, of which 'open' Commands (through a new contract) is vital to fragmenting the union.
Watch this space. Expansion generates new commands - where the expansion is.