Originally Posted by
HNLbasedFlyer
Isn't deadheading fairly rare anyway? Seems a reasonable compromise to cut pay and get another perk.
And quite frankly, I'd prefer my pilot, if he had to deadhead to fly my plane, to be as comfortable as possible.
They had to put something in the agreement to get enough non-junior pilots, who were not going to be furloughed, to vote for it.