Originally Posted by
TpropDrvr
If you are referring to 135 passenger ops I don't think many are hurting because of the regional hiring. I think thats for two reasons: 1) most 135s require more time than a regional so those people are prob going there because they eventually want to go fly corporate, or 2) if you happen to get a charter job in your hometown then you wont be open to the commutting or moving to a new city like many regional pilots do. Just my .02, but as a 135 pilot I don't see our company having a tough time finding people.
I have to agree with TpropDrvr. Most pilots at 135 jobs either have a job that doesn't require commuting, or they're making more money than they would be at the regionals. I know personally that at Ameriflight, pilot's will be marking more at a Piper Cheiftain Captain than an FO at most regionals. Our base pay is around $24,000/yr. There is also a lot of opportunity to make more in during the year and upgrades to turboprops are about 7 months away from date of hire.