Originally Posted by Tuck

This seems difficult to believe. That would equate to 8 Trips per day on average - that means that some are starting out with much higher than 8. Everyone I've talked to at SWA says you typically start out lower than that and then trader your way into trips that pay 8 per day and that's around the high end without any revisions.

Many SWA pilots have this inferiority complex - they always have to boast about their contract and it seems they stretch the truth quite a bit. When I J/S with guys in the cockpit they always show me their schedule and tell me what they fly - because it's on paper right in front of you. On these boards....not so much. Would love to see the Company bid pack or whatever it's called that shows 97 trips and 18 days off as the AVERAGE for August.

There is no doubt that SWA pay is less than DAL - yes you probably can work more at SWA (key word WORK) and make more but your bid line will almost certainly pay less when you figure in benefits which you absolutely must on any pilot contract. 9.3% DC plan is pretty poor - around JB standards I think.