The aviation degree will only assist an aviation career, making it a poor overall investment. The second degree in business could enhance ones overall skill set and help supplement a dismal aviation income. With very little job security in the airline industry, one could take it even further and invest in an MBA.

Cabotage will hit the US airline industry, it is only a matter of time. If a foreigner can speak four languages and offer their skill for a quarter of cost, why not?