Originally Posted by
mike734
I still can't get my head around one basic question. Would the worst regionals have trouble finding pilots if the pay at the best majors doubled? Think about it.
The higher the pay and benefits at the big five the lower it can be at the rest. I heard JO say as much in a conversation I had with him many years ago. He will always believe it.
Only if there were a defined (and relatively quick) GUARANTEED path to those major jobs. There is no way to do that today so, well we are where we are.