Absolutely ridiculous. It's a pay shortage not a pilot shortage. Instead of paying more they just want to pad their own pockets and lower the level of experience. What a racket!!! They say higher salaries and signing bonuses have not helped the problem. Pay and signing bonuses have only brought pay up to about $35-40k first year and then they take a paycut second year because there is no bonus. That's not exactly compensation for someone with six figures invested in training and 1500hrs. They need to be paying close to $100k first year but choose not to. They can afford it but it would require insourcing all the flying. You telling me billions in profits can't pay for this? Give me a break!!!