Galaxy Flyer's comments reminded me of the time when UPS was ready to start its very own flight operations back in '88 or '89 (?). The rumours were that it would pay about the same as United, and so tons of applications were mailed in.
Why would any upstart company pay much more than what pilots will accept in the present bleak situation? Look at how Atlas started-it wanted former military pilots and FEs who were retired, so that they would already have a steady income, which would merely subsidize the unbelievably low pay at Atlas. That might be the main reason why such companies always prefer retired military types etc, plus the fact that they have no experience with unions... promises don't work out that often in this industry, and can't support a family.
