Originally Posted by
AirbornPegasus
^^^^^^
This is the best quote on this board. To all the FO's who joined the airline industry in 2007-08 and are still FO's, when our time comes -- We will have earned every good thing this industry has to offer.
We are not bitter, but a lot more "seasoned" than the regional lifer captains who went before us with only 9 months to 3 years in the right seat. We are all happy that 121 life turned out so well for you, but PLEASE -- stop lecturing us about how things are. You have not walked the last five to six years in our shoes (you know -- the ones with the holes in them).
Actually, you are NOT more "seasoned" than the "regional lifer captains" who were hired around MY time - 1991-92. I spent 7 years in the right seat and got displaced out of
every piece of equipment and
every base we had at one time or another, AND got furloughed once, all of this AFTER spending 2 1/2 years and 1500 hours flight instructing at an FBO. We have guys here at AE who are now captains who spent 8 to 9 years as FO's. So, to say that only you guys have gone through hardship is to not be totally aware of the
long-term history of the regional airline business. We've been there, and we've got that damn T-shirt. and we earned even less than you do now. How about $1115/month GROSS to start?