Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Spam and Warning
It seems like you guys are getting the picture. Someday even SWA and the others will be paying less than they are now, so you are dreaming if you think that the regionals will ever make a good place to work. Someone asked "where will the cycle end"? The writing is on the wall. Anyone can see it if you are interested in looking. The regionals and commuters have always payed low and always will. They are entry level jobs and while there you need to motivate to move on as fast as possible. It is even more foolish to think that someone who can get hired with only 600 TT to expect to get anything more than total abuse in all categories. You guys are living in a dream land. Get your 1000 hours of turbine PIC and get out. There is nothing else there for you. I don't know what else to say if you can't see it for yourself. The sun is setting on our profession there are too many true believers out there. Pilot licenses are easy to get now. Supply and demand, end of story.
SkyHigh
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Don't you get it? As long as there are "cheap" regionals, all of the mainline flying will get farmed out there. Can't you see that Express Carriers are now flying 70 and 90 seat jets with 1st class? At some point some moron will build a 120 seat RJ and you see people flying it for $50/hr.
How does that affect the majors? Simple -- Less flying for them
How would that affect the regionals? Simple -- More flying for them
What does that mean for you? Simple -- You wil be stuck at a regional making peanuts with no chance to leave.
You talk about a stepping stone. What you don't realize is that your attitude and others like you are making the regionals a stepping stone - just in the wrong direction.