Originally Posted by Preacher

Hello All...
It is up to the FAA to set the limits on what is acceptable levels of experience for a commercial airline pilot holding an ATP license. And it is up to the management and the investors who own airlines to make sure they don't expose themselves to lawsuits that could bankrupt the company by employing grossly underqualified pilots.

This is a market economy in America... it is what has made our country great. The laws of supply and demand are still alive and well. It is not young pilots that are driving wages down in the airline industry... it is the passengers who shop the internet for the least expensive way to get from point A to point B. They don't care if they are flying with 39 other people on a plane or with 239 other people... They don't care if the airline serves peanuts or caviar. They simply want the least expensive way to travel.