Originally Posted by
kronan
There are only so many pilot's willing to fly RJs at the poverty level wages the regionals are offered.....and the demand keeps increasing.
And what happens when the demand is greater than the supply?
And Seeav8tor, when you look at the time value of money????? Why is it that airline fares are so cheap compared to where they were 30 years ago. Shoot, a mere 15 years ago it cost me just under 1500$ just to fly to/from London---and that was an advance purchase fare.
The ATA and AIRCON have determined carefully planned ab initio training training will prevent a shortage of pilot applicants from ever happening at ANY rate of pay. Solution: pilot funded MPL. If that doesn't work airline funded or subsidized MPL. Can you think of a model for this? Hint: Military.
Once the MPL is accepted in the US you will see it rapidly adopted at universities. A college junior will be accepted into his/her senior year with a aircraft specific MPL training and conditional job offer in hand. Not too many shades away from a ROTC cadet. This is really going to tick off some who have "paid their dues" and watch the newbies take cuts in line. It will however, accomplish the "prime directive" of AIRCON. The program could end up in the local community college as part of a 2 year program. Right next to welding and diesel repair.
Ticket prices, supply and demand. Since it's against the law to collude against the consumer they have to focus their effort and collude against labor.
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