and generally speaking, I think they became conditioned to the lifestyle that they had. They didn't understand that they were better things out there. That slowly the big 3 got good again. As someone mentioned above, for the short while I was there, I too was told again and again and again how great this Aspen overnight was and how great flying the 146 was.

The Aspen overnight was probably so great because everything else they were doing was a bunch of Super 8s, Comfort Inns and Days Inn. Then actually staying in a decent hotel in a high income area was probably some grand experience that made them feel like a Delta pilot. I also got these experiences. Staying in a bunch of dumps off the interstate with hookers getting tossed to the parking lot and then once in a while, getting to stay at like a Marriott made you feel great. I remember thinking the Doubletree CAE was as good as it could get. Now at a legacy, a Doubletree anywhere is the worst layover.