Hot off the press at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pilot's Pay Rates for a 12 year Captain of a Boeing 737 or similar-sized jets:
Delta $245
Northwest $212
Southwest $162
Continental $160
Alaska $158
US Airways $150
American $147
United $147
AirTran $145
JetBlue $136
Frontier $132
America West $120
"Employee wages and benefits are alines' largest expense -- about 40 percent of revenues. Pilot compensation accounts for up to a third of labor expenses."
It appears the jig is up or soon to be up at Delta and Northwest.
Pilot's Pay Rates for a 12 year Captain of a Boeing 737 or similar-sized jets:
Delta $245
Northwest $212
Southwest $162
Continental $160
Alaska $158
US Airways $150
American $147
United $147
AirTran $145
JetBlue $136
Frontier $132
America West $120
"Employee wages and benefits are alines' largest expense -- about 40 percent of revenues. Pilot compensation accounts for up to a third of labor expenses."
It appears the jig is up or soon to be up at Delta and Northwest.