Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Look at the wages pilots fly for now. Airlines have no problem finding bodies to fill cockpits. There would have to be a significant attitude change on the PILOT side to change this. And if that happened, I'd suspect quite a few airlines would not be able to support their cost structure. What is better, 10 people having a good job, or 50 people that can at least say they have "a job", even if it sucks?
10 good jobs, that way it frees up the other 40 to get really pizzed off and take the pitchforks and torches to D.C. to do a very long overdue housecleaning.