Originally Posted by Herkflyr

It wasn't meant to be disrespectul, and I agree that we have all contributed (or unfortunately, also at times regressed) collectively. Many guys forget that our C2K rates were piggy-backed on UAL's C2K rates...which were themselves derived from what they called the "Delta Dot" which was a line drawn from the DAL 737-800 rates up to the 777 rates...and our 737-800 rates ($190/hr back in 1997 or 98) were themselves piggybacked on AA pilots getting $186/hr for it prior to that!