Originally Posted by
Flying Ninja
These regional airline CEOs and the RAA reminds me of a 1 year old throwing a temper tantrum for not being given ice cream.
They know the solution to their pilot hiring problem that they created. And it's not getting rid of 1500/ATP and 117.
You are correct, sir.
It's simple, really.
The regional pay structure was one thing when mins were 250 Commercial license. That had and has to change with 1500 ATP. With the 1500 ATP law right seat requirements went from the equivalent of a high school diploma to a college degree.
“We did one qualitative study, and all but one of the students said they wanted a salary that is comparable to another college graduate,” Lovelace says. “If a (college grad) social worker is making $38,000 or a licensed RN is making $42,000, students want to earn that much. They are not asking for the Moon.”
Pay simply has not caught up to the new requirements of the job.
Demanding concessions from pilot groups in the face of this, record corporate profits, and record executive compensation....as many companies are right now, today...is as silly as it is preposterous.
