Originally Posted by
Paid2fly
Fuel is the highest cost for airlines and this cost has been dropping steadily, combined with ticket price increases and all kinds of additional fees, all airlines are making record profits. There is no need or justification for any additional concessions by flight crews, and in fact we are long overdue for large increases to finally halt the total destruction of this profession/career.
The staffing issues at the lowest paying regionals(look at what's happening at Endeavor), are just getting started, and will only get worse in the coming years. Management has managed to decimate the pay and benefits to the point that no one can justify the huge expense required to become a professional pilot, only to make wages that qualify for food stamps.
But none of what you just said means you are getting more money. Your company doesn't have it to give to you. They have to negotiate that with the big airline.
Parking airplanes does not mean more money for you, it simply means parking airplanes.
Running out of pilots does not mean more money for you, it simply means running out of pilots.
Bottom line, they are not going to pay you more. They can't give you what they don't have. In any event set your sites higher, its best this entire regional system just close up shop. All these little airplanes are better off being flown by their parent airlines.