Originally Posted by
vprMatrix
Here is some more data for comparison with other airlines.
I have added extra data from 2008 where the 2009 looked odd.
-------pax rev/pilot---avg pilot salary*
Airtran----1354---------104,265
Alaska-----1869--------163,096 (132,877)
AMR-------1856--------137,482
CONT------2098--------150,211 (136,253)
Delta------1673(2000)-137,948
JBL--------1631--------124,680
SWA-------1697--------176,726
United-----2018--------125,465
UsAir------1609--------111,329
I think this says a lot. It's too simplistic when others just look at the 747 rate, which only a handful of us make, and say we are pay leaders.