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SkyHigh · 07-04-2012, 07:27 AM

It seems as though they only measure captain wages at the top legacy airlines and ignore the rest. Most pilots scrape the bottom until the last decade of their career. A better measure would be to average earnings over an entire career then subtract the opportunity cost of training and education.

Skyhigh

07-04-2012, 07:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
SkyHigh Self Employed. Joined APC: May 2005 Position: Self-employed, C-150 CA Posts: 6,909	Captain pay It seems as though they only measure captain wages at the top legacy airlines and ignore the rest. Most pilots scrape the bottom until the last decade of their career. A better measure would be to average earnings over an entire career then subtract the opportunity cost of training and education. Skyhigh __________________ Work smart. Work to live. Don't live to work.