Jet Blue pays more than 70 seat regionals, it is only less on a PER SEAT basis. They are more efficient. Efficient airlines create more jobs, shorter reserve careers, faster upgrades and NO FURLOUGHS, all of which increase income and QOL. Plus, Jet Blue has profit sharing. Gotta have profits to have profit sharing. Did I mention that their stock is actually worth something? That helps the old W-2 as well. And what's wrong with averaging $100/hour? A six figure income not including the aforementioned extras. Maybe I'm just not greedy enough but it sounds like a great career to me.
"Race to the bottom" is such ALPA bull****. If $100,000k+/yr is the bottom I'm diving in.