Originally Posted by Max Thrust

Nice try...the real comparison is by longevity TODAY. There are no 3 year capts at neither Horizon nor Alaska so the comparison for TODAY actually works out like this:

VX 3 yr pilot - $115/hr
AS 3 yr pilot - $87/hr
QX 3 yr pilot - $40/hr

Unless you are advocating getting rid of the industry standard pay structure altogether or have a beef with upstarts in general and the fact they don't pay 12 year wages to first year pilots...both of which are entirely different issues.