Then you wont have 10 year SO's just sitting there, hanging around..
Grow the airline and you don't have the problem.
It's all about economies of scale.
In the last six months LHR flying has halved, FRA on the way out. 767 fleet reduced, but what has occurred? One chief pilot has morphed into three. A few more group ceo's have arrived. How much are they paid? And the total number of non operational employees per airframe has increased.
At least the bbq's for the refurbished office blocks were well attended by the "general group manager analysts".
I do agree however that...
[/QUOTE]It's unsustainable.[/QUOTE]
But it's not directly related to SO's pay.
But AJ will keep cutting the wrong bits and pieces because the analysts, yield managers etc say so.
Shrinking to grow. Right on track.