Originally Posted by
ninerdriver
If this was really a pilot shortage and not a pay shortage, then why would AA bump their regional WOs' pay rates significantly? That action won't make more pilots.
Raising the WO rates will attract more pilots to join the airline. 22yr old gets out of college and has 1000 hours and joins a WO since they will be paying $90+/hr his FIRST YEAR. That is good money for a kid who is just getting into the industry and won't have to scrape by on the regional wages of the past. Don't forget the bonuses.