Originally Posted by
gzsg
The party is over. We will no longer tolerate this nonsense. A college degree, $100,000 of training and the years to get 1500 hours of experience will yield a minimum of $100,000.
As with welders, it's simple supply and demand.
It does not appear that the "party is over". Pilots are showing management that they are willing to work for less and less provided a chance at faster career progression exists. So long as pilots continue to flock to be low paying, quick-upgrading regional of the day there is little incentive to raise pay. It's simple supply and demand.