Originally Posted by
PCL_128
In reality, these were the pay rates at LUV, with comparisons to DAL on the 737:
1994:
LUV - $129/hr
DAL - $139/hr
2001:
LUV - $141/hr
DAL - $202/hr
2004:
LUV - $180/hr
DAL - $156 (concessions signed this year)
As you can see, the LUV rates didn't make a big jump until 2004 and after. Until that point, they severely lagged the industry during their entire history. The only reason they are the highest now is because everyone else went though bankruptcy and they were able to avoid it because of some excellent fuel heding strategies by their management team.
Which part of the language would you like to see? ALPA helped us achieve big improvements in this area.
PCL,
You're wrong about the DAL 737 rates.
I was hired by DAL in 1990 and for some reason I still have a copy of all the DAL pay rates at that time.
Here they are:
02 Mar 90 737-200 (the -300 was slightly more)
$148.45
01 Sep 92 737-200
$155.88
01 Aug 94 737-200
$158.99 (That's 20 bucks an hour more than your number)
It's also $30.00 an hour more than SWA.
DAL's hourly rate was more than 20% greater than SWA's. I consider that significant.