The bottom line is...it doesn't matter. Allegiant is a classic stepping stone operation. For every opening there will be 500 Regional pilots chomping at the bit to move up to "big iron."

All they'll be looking for is that 757/A320/DC-9 type rating and enough hours to move on to a Mainline airline. As long as the Company keeps generating the kind of profits they do, the bean counters won't give a fig about your pay, benefits or quality of life.

YOU, via your contract, need to improve these things. Grieve EVERYTHING that violates your current contract and be ready and willing to strike for the changes you need in your next contract. In this century at least, pilots have been unwilling to do the latter and the results are:

http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pre...-pay-chart.pdf