If you would like a "logical" reply, we have 7-8 year Captains making more than most of the 20 year AA guys. Its all about work rules. In addition, rates are not everything, living in a base or being home with your kids 22 night a month (like i am) is well worth the 400k diff that I "could" make being as a double breasted turkey.

Spirit has tons more head-room to play with, Delta is already playing cards to the market that shows them in a dimmer light.

I have 25 years left, and mark my words, the legacy carriers will Chapter 11 at least twice between now and then and it will be a wash.

Logical?