Originally Posted by sailingfun

Not a bit, but stating you could double pilot costs and the airline would continue to function just fine is a bit of a reach. Honestly SW was a huge drag on my career under Herb. He kept a ruthless thumb on costs especially pilots. Under Herb SW pilots got about ⅔ of what the major airlines were paid. Every contract management threw SW in our faces. My first Captains job imploded with the creation of Delta Express where we matched SW pilot costs. Only the retirement of Herb and the events of 911 brought SW up to the big leagues. I would like you not only to match the best contracts but blow them away! Making stupid statements is not how you get there.