Pay remains a major issue, and while it has improved—many carriers offer lucrative signing bonuses—it is not yet high enough across the board to alleviate concerns.
Say WHAT??????
How has pay improved? Envoy, PSA, and Piedmont all took pay CUTS in the last year. Additionally, the "whipsaw" has resulted in pilots leaving places with great contracts and pay, like Expressjet, to go to places like Mesa, with the industry's worst pay and benefits(by far)