Originally Posted by
THEKERNALKLINK
As much as I love our FA's, I could become one in 2-3 months. If they want as good of a deal as the pilots, then they need to do something that takes a decade of their lives to work towards with no guarantee. It seems like a great opportunity to bounce 1/3 of the senior mama's and papa's (don't forget the "theythey's) and replace them with some Guatemalans who would be glad to do it for $25k/yr, live 8 to a room in the US for half their lives, and the other half as very wealthy people in their home country.
Yes, I am completely heartless when it comes to senior FA's making as much as a 1st year FO, and more than some Captains at the Regional s.
Maybe you could get qualified, but with that attitude you would never get hired. And if you got hired, there is no way you would be able to handle it for 20 years like the senior p&m have. I was an FA for 2 years, pilot for over 2 decades. Your FAs and gate crew do more for your public appreciation than the pilots by a big margin.