It seems that every time a new contract comes at WN, benefits get better In a message dated 9/25/2004 3:01:27 PM Central Daylight Time, boblochry@xxxxxxx writes: I saw a spreadsheet recently that compared benefits at all the airlines (pilots anyway). BAHA is right, in general the newer LCC pension plans and health plans are quit a bit lower than the established carriers. However, this may soon change. The current trend in the industry involves the reduction or elimination of pension plans and employee benefits.