Originally Posted by
DoSomePilotStuf
Sorry if you are offended. But the fact remains that the reason the industry pays better today is because of retirement at the top creating a lot of vacancies. These vacancies are filled from the regionals which then have their own vacancies to fill. Pay had to be increased to attract more people to the industry. We all got paid more not because of what we were worth, which hasn’t changed, but because of what we cost to replace. Regardless of how harsh it may sound, it is very factual.
It’s simple supply and demand. Not going to respond to what you wrote because it makes no sense and is yet another way you try and belittle the pilot profession down in order to gain leverage.
There’s many reasons why pilots are worth more than the joke money they were paid before and it’s not all related to retirements.
Supply went down due to the 1500hr rule in addition to the word getting out about the poor working conditions industry wide and the long time it takes to get Return On Investment. This hit the mainstream after the Colgan air crash.
Demand has gone up due to retirements but this is not the only thing driving pay.
People are not as quick to be payed nothing after acquiring 1,000 - 1,500hrs of flight time. They have more skin in the game.
Those carriers who cannot provide incentive to attract new hires will go away. This is a combination of work rules, pay and career advancement.
Great Lakes is a prime example of this.