Originally Posted by
buddies8
you miss my point.
SKW will pay the pay increases but where are they going to get the money. AAG and DAL, would not think these two will increase there fee's to skw just to go and increase pay and bonuses at the w/o's again. This would be nothing else than AAG and DAL their individual self bidding against themselves. SKW only option is United since they own no one. Thats my point. SKW gets paid from the mainline carrier it feeds. It gets a set amount.
If that's what you're suggesting then I did not miss your point.
First of all Skywest makes plenty in profits.
Second, the majors need Skywest to fly the flights they are contracted to fly. If Skywest can't staff because they can't afford to pay the going rate for a regional pilot then the majors will suffer those financial losses as well.
It's the beginning of a new world in terms of compensation for a regional pilot. If everyone had your mindset pilot compensation would stay embarrassingly low while airlines continue to enjoy record profits.