Originally Posted by
NMuir
Put another way, not everyone buys on price alone. Some people will buy a BMW, while others will buy a Ford. There are at least two sides to every market.
Airlines don't want a BMW. They want the cheapest car that will do the job.
The idea that there is an airline that will always want the best pilots (as if that can actually be measured) isn't true. Odds are you can be a pretty bad pilot and make it to the end of your career on luck. Airlines will be happy hiring those "lucky" pilots for less.