Originally Posted by
serthwrmtym
It never ceases to amaze me that people just continue to mindlessly parrot the union talking points.
Just look at how many commercial pilots have a medical certificate. There are a lot more than total airline jobs. If they paid $80k for a first year FO, more of them would decide to work for an airline. Increase it more, and more of them would jump on. And at the same time, more people would decide to learn how to fly, increasing the pipeline. It's a pay issue, not a pilot shortage.