I agree - but for a first year start-up, a Captain making $8,000/mo ($96,000 anually) does not seem bad. This is where it would be good to see what SWA paid in 1978, 1988,1998 and 2008 compared with major carriers at the time. I would be willing to bet that Skybus, at $8,000/mo is closer to Legacy pay than SWA was to Pan Am and TWA in 1978...which would be a close to apples to apples comparison. The SWA guys got options...so do the Skybus guys.

Just looking for numbers and data - something has to give with a start-up. I am not taking a "pro" or "con" stance on Skybus - just looking for non-emotional data.