Originally Posted by Cicada

USAir in the day was extremely difficult to be hired at. Same with Piedmont. AA had the permanent B scale, and a lot of people wouldn't be bothered with them. Who wanted to work with a pilot who sold out your entire career to a lower pay scale.

DC9 drivers at AAA were pulling down a solid 120 a yr. Piedmont was right there too. That buying power in the 1980 s was a Cadillac a month. And the pension was tops.