WJ Pilots Ratify Contract
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Why do you pilots in NA get hung up on this bigger plane thing? What difference does it make the size of the aircraft? You are either a Captain or FO or SO etc.
If you fly a 747 with 80 passengers on board (I've flown one with as little as 30) or a 737 with 100 passengers on board are you more responsible on the bigger plane and therefore should be given a bigger paycheck?
Oh and good for you guys and girls at WJ - whatever it takes to keep you happy is great management philosophy in my book.
If you fly a 747 with 80 passengers on board (I've flown one with as little as 30) or a 737 with 100 passengers on board are you more responsible on the bigger plane and therefore should be given a bigger paycheck?
Oh and good for you guys and girls at WJ - whatever it takes to keep you happy is great management philosophy in my book.
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Agree about the airplane size thing, blame the legacies for setting up the pay so that it makes such a big difference.
Having said that, if/when WJ gets some larger craft, I would be surprised if we don't keep a status pay system (same pay on both types). If for no other reason than the huge training bills incurred by having to re-train people so often.
Having said that, if/when WJ gets some larger craft, I would be surprised if we don't keep a status pay system (same pay on both types). If for no other reason than the huge training bills incurred by having to re-train people so often.
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I don't know where you guys are from (frankly not even sure what planet) but in NA, "legacy" carriers pay you by a formula which includes number of pax and weight of airplane among other factors. Size does matter when you work at a place like that unless there is something called status pay which I believe BA has. In that case, size does not matter. And size does not matter if you work for WJ where there is only one type. There are arguments for and against both status pay and formula pay. I tend to like the stautus pay system but will probably never see it at AC.
