So according to you, mainline pilot pay on the 777 has NO impact on DL's financial's and ability to acquire aircraft. However, according to you, Comair's "high" pilot pay is the reason Comair isn't getting any planes.General Lee said:oldxfr8dog,
You have NO CLUE what you are talking about. First of all, we only have 8 777s, so anyone who was a 777 Capt was very very senior. (compared to AA having over 30 777s) Second, how much money do you think each passenger contributed from each ticket per hour? Maybe 80 cents. So, on a trip to Paris the passengers each paid around $7 each (out of $300-400 each way) for the Captain's experience.
Why does pilot pay only play a factor for regionals and not mainline? Why the double standard?
Your logic (or lack thereof) explains why mainline got such a crappy contract.