I have a question about the possible increase in wages as a result of fewer qualified pilots. Let us say that regional X can’t get enough applicants, so it proposes to raise first year salary from $18,000 to $26,000. How would that affect the rest of the pay scale? I am sure many will get upset if a new hire is making nearly as much as a second or third year pilot. Instead, the airline would have to spread that wage increase around the entire pilot group which would end up being only a minor pay increase for all. Flattening the pay scale would be best, but I don't see how an airline can adjust pay in the future as easily as they adjust minimums now without unions and current pilots slowing the process down.