Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
You could go to Delta and have an 18-20 year upgrade, make 33 percent less than a pilot at Southwest, work more days than a Southwest pilot, and still think you are better off because the Southwest pilots have to fly the 737 the rest of their careers while you can fly many different airplanes.
1. The attrition-only upgrade time at Delta is much less than Southwest now. That may change.
2. Surely you're not saying that the pay differential will remain the same in years to come? That may change.