These ab initio are a way to dilute the pay over time. Airline execs are grabbing every straw possible to pay people less.

So for you, and the rest of us, remind yourself everyday that you spent between 100k to 200k on a 4 year degree and then paid an additional 125k for flight training and that your first jobs in aviation are going to pay in sandwiches. Make sure when you end up at your "dream job" your pay never falls short of rewarding that type of financial commitment.