Originally Posted by billsaw

I think you may not be seeing the whole picture.

Say there are 5% of biz jet operators (probably less like 1%) that everybody wants to work for. You know the ones that have 4 or more pilots per plane and pay at the top of their class good mx, etc. Real professional operations. Well this isn't about them. They will be fine.

What this will affect is the other 95% (or more) that don't want to pay well, work people to death, or have them on call 24/7/365.

If those operators want pilots (especially good ones) they will have to seriously change their work schedules and pay scales to mirror that of the airlines. If they don't, rest assured they will be flying with the same group of guys they would have been flying with just the aircraft won't have their companies logo on it, it will say Delta, Southwest, American, etc. while theirs is sitting in the hangar collecting dust.

Imagine this. Instead of a handful of companies in the US you really would like to work for now there will be 500 to choose from that will let you have a life and pay you well.