Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
Mentality doesn't put money into the company bank account -- business plan does.
One thing pilots are terrible at is looking at the business end. United's contract 2000 was absolutely amazing...but completely unsustainable from a business standpoint, even if 9/11 had not happened.
So, it's all fine to dream of regional pilots making big money, but if the money isn't there to be made, it's all just peeing in the wind.
So let me get this straight... you are really convinced that paying regional pilots a livable wage would put them under?
Two questions:
1) How in the world did the airlines then manage to survive the oil going from $30/barrel to $130 in a span of 5 years?
2) Do you have any idea how much it would actually cost the airlines to raise the pilot compensation to a livable wage? The numbers are out there... and they'll surprise you.