Originally Posted by
aviatorhi
Remember that whole part about pilot salaries being less than 1%... that's how Delta (and all the majors) see it too. Farming out the regional flying was not originally about cheap labor, that was a by product. It stayed around because of the gaggle of people stampeding all over each other to get some coveted RJ time so they could end up at one of the majors.
Right, so pilot salaries are just a tiny speck of the bigger picture. So then why does management go to such great lengths to beat down regional wages, and is doing so right now? In fact Endeavor and Enovy got the take pay cuts or be Comaired threat. Oh, and by the way, mainline got pay raises. ???