no ill feelings but is it all a question of salary ? poor LX guys have accepted poor pay & conditions for years & moved on if they could (some improvements recently I agree)no reason for Swr guys to drop to this level,I would suggest an increase for LX & a decrease for Swr ,should be a reasonable compromise,benchmark all you want you get what you can negotiate ,letīs not get into a jealous tiff but get a good deal for all ,because despite media hype pilotīs salaries make up the sq root of F**ck all in overall operating costs after all despite public opinion,firmly on the side of Swr at the moment,the new airline still needs people &pilots salaries will have no influence on the outcome of the venture,none at all ;fly 4 we all love our jobs but not all are prepared to bend over & accept whatever is offered! something which hopefully shouldnīt surprise you ...good luck to all concerned ,on the ground & in the air. Cisco