***** I WORK IN THIS INDUSTRY AND SUPPORT SKYHIGH AND LES ABENDS VIEWS *****
Having seen this industry from many angles I have a better perspective than probably anyone else on this board. My perspective comes from the following back ground:
- Flight student
- CFI
- Chief Flight Instructor
- Asst Chief Pilot
- Capt and FO at a Regional in the 80's
- FO at a Major Carrier
- Furloughed TWICE
- Capt and FO at two scummmm bag charter carriers
- President and employer of many of a non aviation related company
- Back to FO at the same Major Carrier
SkyHigh and Les Abend are RIGHT ON people!!!!!!!!!!
I started in the right seat of a Saab 340 in 1987 at 19,000 per year. Thats 20 years ago. How much are the regionals offering you now? Forking Peanuts money. You can make more as a barista in Starbucks and get better bennies.
Today's airline dream is less of a career today and more like a trip to any casino on the wrong side of the tracks in Atlantic City. Most are gonna lose their training money and walk out the door with barely enough for coffee and a bagel the next morning after a night at the crap table.
And that is EXACTLY what the airline managements and unions are rewarding you with. CRAP!!!!!!!!
You can get any MBA or Law School degree for less than 150K and then expect to be compensated for your hard work. In aviation, Haa forget it.
One example is to go look at the job offerings at
http://www.theladders.com