Originally Posted by
boilerpilot
That being said, if you look at the REASONABLE projections as forecasted by Capt. Koch (the ones that took Consumer Price Index into account) and adjust them forward four years, and you'll find them pretty similar to the salaries earned by 12 year SWA Captains. .
His "REASONABLE your term" CPI went to 2003. It's getting close now to 2008.
CPI 1978... 2003 was 2.82 or.......... 100,000 737 CA needed 282,000 in 2003
CPI 1978... 2007 was 3.20 or.......... 100,000 737 CA needed 320,000 in 2007
If you guys are getting 320K at LUV, good on ya! Haven't made any progress but at least you haven't fallen behind inflation! Good work men! Wish I could say the same for the rest of the industry.
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