Originally Posted by
seaav8tor
No offense, but this is exactly the problem. A critical mass of pilots are post deregulation. They have no idea what the career was and what was lost. They think 6 figures is what pilots have always made and if they break 100K after 4yrs of college, 50-100k of training and 10-15 yrs working their way up the ladder they made it. They just don't understand inflation and the time value of money.
None taken. I realize that this profession has been chopped down at the knees. We can make sweeping statements about what has caused our profession's downturn, but when it really comes down to it, it's the pilots that vote for these contracts and it will be the pilots that dig ourselves out of this hole we're in. This critical mass of pilots that are post deregulation have to be willing to strike to get what they want even in the face of management stating that they will shut down the airline if they do. That will be hard for many to stomach, but it must be done.