It was about $75 an hour below the norm for narrow body Captains until lowlife scumbag outfits like jetBlue came along and hired spineless dogs to fly for $129 an hour. Just like they are currently paying EMB Captains (a 100 seat airliner, BTW) $72 an hour. The Legacy wages were forced to come down to match by mangagement's use of the bankruptcy courts.

Non-union outfits like this are the bane of commercial passenger aviation. They initally make a ton of money on Euro subsidized Airbus leases and undercutting Union contracts. When the first 5 years are up, the good deal airplanes get sold off (see recent B6 news) and the "growth" that enticed the original cadre of spineless dorks into the Company stalls. About the 7th year, all they can hope for is a buyout (ala PeoplExpress) before the magician (Branson/Neeleman take your pick) folds up the tent and heads off for his next airline IPO.

Give VX or B6 pilots a ride to work? Don't make me laugh.