Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
It's hard to compare the past when the present and past weren't exactly the same. Scope wasn't a big issue back then, BKs weren't as common, and age 65 wasn't enacted. You just can't compare the two. Sorry, times have changed, and adapting to current problems should be our focus, not focusing on past pay rates. Was there a Skyteam Alliance back then? That there has more affect on our future pilot growth than almost any issue. DL pilots didn't even know what a code share was in 1994.
You are right.
Houses cost more now.
Gas costs more now.
Groceries cost more now.
College costs more now.
Cars cost more now.
Need I continue?
To top the change theme you started. bNow we have to take care of our own retirement.
Everything has changed.