Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
I think anyone in their right mind would rather keep that 2% and put in their 401k or pay their mortgage or start a business or buy a boat. But where do you think the wages and benefits came from to allow you to do those things? Out of the kindness of management's heart? Ask a SkyWest newhire FO how much fun living in California or Chicago is on $19/hr.
That starting wage is pretty pathetic. If you figure in duty time the starting wage is probably closer to $13.50/hr. TO FLY A JET! What a bargain for them. If only the flying public knew. I can see it now in USA Today!
"At 39,000 feet, Your Lives Are In The Hands of A $13.50/hr Employee"
U.S. Regional Airlines-Your Safety is a Hoax
If the public knew this, they probably wouldn't get on a plane. Maybe the US Govt. needs to mandate a Minimum Starting Wage for an Airline Pilot since it involves the Safety of Millions of Americans. Maybe that should go into the Patriot Act.