China is a communist country. These factory workers make a couple bucks an hour and the state takes the profits. That's not a valid comparison of conditions in the U.S. (yet).

Ten years ago a zero to hero program cost $40,000 and could be easily financed. That same program now costs $120,000 and is not easily financed. I assume the U.S. is the cheapest place to learn to fly based on the number of foreign students who learn to fly here. Furthermore, when evaluating a career choice who is going to finish college, pay $120,000 for flight school to make $18,000/year to work 14 hours a day and commute to Newark? The gig is up. Other career fields pay well and don't treat you like trash.