Originally Posted by
Papa Bear
I will never forget flying with a guy at the United regionals who told me a story how he used to be a Southwest Pilot !!!? He was on the line for 6 or 7 months when United got that big ass contract in 99' )I think). All his buddies at United told him he was an idiot for staying at Southwest because they were all going to be 73 captains in two years. So he leaves, furloughed twice ( 9/11, Age 65, financial meltdown 08') and now he's flying an RJ for 60 grand while his buddies all at SW are captains. I remember this story whenever my buddies at legacys tell me about how much money they will be making.
Assuming this guy accepted recall (given his seniority if he was hired in the era you describe), he could now be a mid-level widebody FO on either coast making well over $200k, 16% 401k, well into 5-figure profit sharing, so...