Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
This is a union. Unions have seniority. Seniority is everything. Pay, schedules, vacation, upgrades, etc. Even bonuses, senior guys get more than junior guys.
I don't see junior guys complain when someone senior to them gets to upgrade, or gets a better schedule, or do the same job for a higher pay rate.
seniority should entitle pilots to certain benefits such as schedules, vacation, and upgrades. However if you like the idea of retiring rich the current system is like dangling a carrot that can never be reached.
A flatter pay scale would allow you to invest more when you are younger. With the power of compound interest it would be easy to retire with twice as much money. Even if you invest the same amount in later years.
I know you are thinking I'm just saying this because I'm young and selfish but that couldn't be further from the truth. First it's too late for me to retire rich and I feel like breaking the mold of the typical selfish pilot and leave a positive legacy unlike the baby boomer's step on the new guys in attempts to regain a fraction of what was.
I was just pointing out the irony of FO's having a problem with senior people getting more bonus money,