Originally Posted by Mesabah

Huh? The most junior captains at those airlines except UPS, are in the 2003-2005 range while Delta is the late 90's. They also all make Delta widebody captain pay. There has been a lot more hiring in the last decade at those carriers than Delta. The bankruptcy contracts also sunk Delta and NWA way below those other carriers, until recently.

I bet you in a year Delta will be lowering its minimums.