UALjan15
Uniform Swapper
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- Dec 13, 2002
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AA717driver said:You guys are missing my point. When the massive hiring stops, someone WILL be stuck on the bottom, on reserve staring at CA in 5,6,7 or more years. Keep in mind, JB has hired a whole lot of 35-45 year olds. Even $53/hour doesn't go that far. As someone mentioned on another thread, we are in the middle of the post 9/11 recovery. When it ends, who knows what will happen. Maybe people will be happy commuting to NYC making $50k.
My concern is that this disparity will generate a lot of bad feelings within the group unless management equalizes things a bit.TC
Part of JB's strategy for keeping seat costs down is to keep the labor force and fleet young. New jets don't need much mx and help keep AVERAGE mx costs down (the 1st 320s are now starting to need more mx $$), so by growing rapidly, they achieve this. All of these new jets need new crews, and the philosophy here goes hand-in-hand. New hires keep the average labor cost down, and the seat lock will keep training costs in check.
As for your comment about the E-190 guys having bad feeling about the 320 guys, there is plenty of history out there to suggest otherwise. None of my friends that got hired at majors 5-10 years ago were complaining about having to "do time" as a 727 plumber, even though the pay was horrible. They just looked at it as a short stint in a hopefully long and prosperous career. Of course we were all wrong, but that's another story.....
Granted, if the music stops at JB and they stop growing, some guys will be on the 190, some guys will be on reserve, and some folks might be unhappy. Same thing applies anywhere, I guess. Such is life in this wonderful industry.