<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AC_flyer:
Better for the airline when it comes to negotiations as the A318 wages will likely be derived from A319s and the A320s...
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This is one of the keys in the restructuring of the pilots contract. Getting paid for what they fly and not an inflated A321 rate for all the small bus family.