American Pilots now getting the raises as well following the Piedmont and Envoy leadership

[SWAMECH]

And the snow ball effect is started by the regionals flow into the larger airlines...

American Airlines says it will hike pay for 14,000 pilots even higher than originally proposed, as the industry faces a crippling labor shortage

CEO Robert Isom's message comes shortly after pilots at two wholly American Airlines owned regional carriers received a groundbreaking pay rise.

www.yahoo.com

 

[eolesen]

Well... the regional pay could be part of it, but the tentative UA-ALPA agreement might be more of a reason if there's a peer parity clause in the AA-APA contract.

 

[SWAMECH]

Trust me the snow ball will get bigger and spread...

 

[eolesen]

What it may do is force a few bankruptcies. We're long overdue for a big carrier to fail.

 

[SWAMECH]

I don't see any of the big 4 failing over raising pay amounts. But I wouldn't put it passed one of the regional's getting themselves into a bind over it tossing a 50% increase to all their Pilots in order to keep them onboard. That still won't stop the Pilots from moving onto better opportunities and QOL @ one of the big 4.

 

[SWAMECH]

And the rolling snow ball just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Add another group to get raises ever since the Piedmont and Envoy folks started it all with the 50% increases in pay at Regional Airlines...

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-flight-attendant-wage-increase/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTYxMzE2MDYxMzA0ODA4Nzg5NTYyGmQ1YjljMjg3OWNhYTVkNDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3l_B8p7Y89h-vqxfEDsSIp

 

[1AA]

For AA it is retention pay. Guys with little to no seniority will bail to the better paying airline. They have everything to gain. With a industry shortage of pilots all the airlines need to keep what they have.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

This is BEAUTIFUL, because DEL-DUH has their 'GO - NADS' in an Ever Closing VICE ! In the USA, American AND UNITED will NEVER 'disappear' !!