Originally Posted by
HighFlight
PDT & EDV have it going on. You made a great choice going to PDT based on the long-term plan, no doubt. We agree that EDV did it right by paying ALL pilots on property. I hope this continues as we move forward to a higher pay rate without the bonus.
It's just a travesty that pilots have to fight so damn hard to achieve a livable wage. It's not like that in most other industries. Experience matters most places, just not here. Then again, no one is quite as sexy as a pilot, so we have THAT going for us!!
Well we as pilots did it to ourselves. I'm not speaking of everyone. When the supply of pilots was plentiful and people were taking skit pay for quick upgrades, new shiny 175's, or concessions for promised growth made it impossible for the other regionals to demand more and prosper. Now that the majors are trying to secure future pilot feed they're upping the anti. It'll be interesting to see how long some regionals will be able to hang on.