Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
See, regional airlines bid on their work with legacy airlines with the knowledge that they will always have a steady supply of fresh new pilots willing to work for peanuts. Historically, it has worked. Face it, they are doing their job - providing the contractual feeder lift at the lowest possible cost. Any successful company, and I'm defining 'successful' company as the one that provides the highest return to its owners/shareholders/investors, is the one that always strives to reduce cost and expense wherever possible, increase profit/return for the owners/shareholders/investors and getting the job done as contracted. Squeezing you is doing their job.
This will change when regional airlines can no longer find people willing to work for those wages for whatever reason (banks not providing loans, people not wanting to fly for 20k a year, etc.), and when their business suffers because of it.
The sooner you realize that this is a business, and business decisions are ruthless and leave very little room for compassion, the better off you'll be and the better equipped you'll be to counter it. Until then… you made your bed…
THIS.
It's the elephant in the room, and does not seem to be subject to change until the wheels come off- and they are definitely wobbling.
Question is- what will change ? How ? When ?