Originally Posted by
Sunvox
EDIT: just for giggles I went on to my Social Security page and looked up my pay for the Lost Decade - went from $140k in 2002 to $84k in 2005 (I was a 756 FO that whole time) - of course there were some here on furlough so their example of this industry's vagaries would be even more extreme - point is - we've come a LONG way from the bottom - at least pay wise . . .
Even more amazing is how much this industry has changed in the last few years. We went from revenue being down 85% and hemorrhaging $20+ Million per day to an environment where we have dropped the degree requirement and dramatically lowered the experience level of our new hires. From surviving off of government cheese to record hiring and a world where a regional FO with 1,500 turbine, no PIC, and no degree is considered competitive.