DC-9 Pay?

[pipejockey]

So is there no one here who worked back in the 70s at a major? If you could please dig out your old contracts we would appreciate it. I would truly like to see the way things were. I love nostalgia! Or at least does anyone know where one could find the terms of some old contracts on the net?

 

[pilot141]

Surely someone here has heard the old stick by which to measure our current compensation, right?

In the "good old days" a Captain could buy a new Cadillac every month.

Of course that meant Captain on the biggest, baddest equipment you had so we're talking 707, DC-8 and then DC-10, L-1011 and 747 Captain types. I'd say this aphorism was true from the early 60s until the late 80s at least.

What it means now is that a Captain on a 747/777 should be making about $40,000/month to be in line with what airline captains used to make.

The Delta guys were close with their last big contract but had still lost ground; now everything is just an embarassment.


Edit: this rule of thumb matches up with AAFlyer's numbers.

 

[Uppercrust]

Surely someone here has heard the old stick by which to measure our current compensation, right?

In the "good old days" a Captain could buy a new Cadillac every month.

Of course that meant Captain on the biggest, baddest equipment you had so we're talking 707, DC-8 and then DC-10, L-1011 and 747 Captain types. I'd say this aphorism was true from the early 60s until the late 80s at least.

What it means now is that a Captain on a 747/777 should be making about $40,000/month to be in line with what airline captains used to make.

The Delta guys were close with their last big contract but had still lost ground; now everything is just an embarassment.


Edit: this rule of thumb matches up with AAFlyer's numbers.

Yeah, can't think of one company today that is equivalent to the old days.

 

[pipejockey]

Even earning HALF as much as pilots in days past would be great!! I guess a 50% pay cut wasn't enough for these despicable airlines.