Originally Posted by
Anderson
Don't forget about all the delta regional carriers that contributed to that profit. Their egregious pay rates help subsidize your income.
Although regional pay can and should improve, pilots entering the industry now at the regional level have it better than at just about any time in history. It wasn't long ago that 2000-3000 hours of flight instructing got you the "opportunity" to apply for a job that required you to pay for your training and fly a 19 seat turboprop with no autopilot for $15k a year. Now there are regionals literally walking into flight schools and fighting over guys that still don't have their 1500 hours. A little perspective might be in order