Originally Posted by
andry754
Why do Asian airlines pay their pilots so much more than american regional/major airlines? If there is so much demand in both markets, why do North American airlines pay a disrespectful amount of money to their pilot's? I have seen an advertisement by many Chinese regional airlines that pay their FO's & Captains above 200k a year. Why cant American regional airline pay their pilots even a quarter of that a year!?!?
Supply and demand. You have to pay that much to get a Westerner to live in China.
As Johnny O' famously stated. "As long as I have a stack of resumes on my desk, my pay is too high." It's good business to pay your employees as little as you can get away with.