The Southwest pilots are making a lot more money than us. There's no denying that. I just can't bring myself to start over at Southwest. I keep thinking of the Southwest pilots that went to United in 1999-2000 when United was making a lot more money. I keep thinking that someday we'll be the highest paid airline pilots in the country again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. I just wish we would stop outsourcing everything and stop shrinking. Shrinking wouldn't even bother me if airlines like Alaska, Jetblue, Virgin, etc. weren't expanding. As we shrink, other airlines are filling the void. We are just shrinking faster than they can fill the void right now. This will catch up to us eventually.

I also have no desire to leave the United States. I like it here.