wryly--In the '50's and '60's, airline pilots were paid the same as doctors. Now, doc's are in the $120,000-$1M(U.S.) range. If you take UAL's 1981 pay(the last non-concessionary contract) and extrapolate it out for inflation, their current pay is right on line.
People in the U.S. are screaming about UAL and Delta being ruined by the higher pay scales but all they did was get a much overdue cost of living increase.
When cellphone salesmen are making $50,000 and bag loaders are making $50,000(with no overtime) is paying the pilot of a 747-400 $300,000/year out of line?TC