Originally Posted by MartinBishop

People are still repeating this tired old line of propaganda from the unions? HA HA HA ...

Pay has increased in some cases quadruple. Demand has increased, and supply has diminished. There is absolutely a shortage of new pilots to feed into the sector.

You do understand there is downward price pressure on the market too, right? If regionals increase pay that means they have to charge more to the passengers. There may not be the elasticity there to allow for that.