What other airlines in the world get paid overtime based on sector length?
Overtime is great if you are on an aircraft that does it but 4 man 18 TODs are probably less painful than 3 to Japan or Shanghai. 2.5 hours of watching a movie then a long sleep on the next break is hard work. Yes jet lag sucks but it isn't worth double time compared to 2 man BOC ops. Not by any stretch.
This shift will mean that ULR flying will be most likely to be more junior. So in the cage you will get DFW et al and at the top regionals like Singapore and Manila. Or people can bid to go to places they might want to stay at as opposed to which one pays the best. A novel concept I know. How is a flatter pay structure a bad thing? New yes bad no.
I reckon it is a good deal. I think the AIPA negotiatiors have done a really good job in the circumstances.