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How much airline pilots use to make.

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I have heard, back in the day (mid to late 70's), for the major airline pilots the rule of thumb was average narrow body captain's monthly pay was about the price of a Chevy Impala. Monthly wide-body captain's pay bought you a new Cadillac De Ville.
 
I have heard, back in the day (mid to late 70's), for the major airline pilots the rule of thumb was average narrow body captain's monthly pay was about the price of a Chevy Impala. Monthly wide-body captain's pay bought you a new Cadillac De Ville.


Now we live in crashpads where a sighting of these vehicles means you're going to be murdered or offered some "rock' ........
 
In 1986, a UAL 767 CA made around $14,000./month. 24 years later, in 2010, about the same.

Of course, the money is worth exactly half what it was then.
 
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