Originally Posted by rokking566

Shy is right. You have to realize that Spirit, Virgin America, Allegiant, Sun Country, and Frontier are never going to touch legacy pay. That doesn't mean that they're bad airlines to work for (Hell I'd love to work for any of them) it just means that they aren't a legacy. Although I am not an airline pilot at the moment, it is just common sense to know that you will not be paid the same. There is also evidence behind what I said. First, look at the difference between Delta's and Spirit's revenue. In 2015, Delta brought in $40.7B in revenue while Spirit's revenue is $1.93B. That is a humongous difference. Second, the legacies will NEVER let smaller airlines hand out more money to pilots than themselves. It's not only a huge embarrassment for the legacies but that is what also makes the legacies so attractive. The pay. Without the high pay for their pilots, the legacies lose a lot of their attractiveness.