Originally Posted by
Ellen
Regional Airline starting wage is pretty pathetic. If you figure in duty time the starting wage for most Regionals is probably closer to $13.50/hr. TO FLY A JET! What a bargain for the airlines. 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.
How exactly do the low wages contribute to lack of safety?? A pilot needs the same qualifications whether they are paid 100k or 20k, unless you are thinking that a pilot would get depressed with the low wages and drive an airplane into the ground...not very likely in my opinion.