Originally Posted by Bonk

RJer, your concern over whether or not B6 can afford to compensate us is misplaced. Airplanes cost X. If you can't afford to pay X you don't get to have an airplane. Same with fuel, terminals, landing fees, catering, deicing, etc, etc. You need to look at labor the same way. The ONLY reason B6 is making any money is because they're getting away with undercutting their labor costs. If you can't afford to pay the going rate for an airplane you shouldn't be in the airline business. The same thing goes for paying your pilots. If you can't afford to pay the going rate you shouldn't be in the airline business. As a pilot it's not my responsibility to carry the financial burden of keeping the airline afloat. That task is for the multimillionaire CEO. He supposedly gets those big bucks for a reason. Well it's time for Barger to earn his keep and figure out how to pay the bills. One of the bills he hasn't been paying is pilot labor costs. Why should I work at a discount just so Barger can sell underpriced tickets?