Originally Posted by
mrmak2
How about not jumping to the lowest paying, bottom-feeder, no-union scab airline that will hire you first?
I think if pilots had a bit more dignity and waited until they could be hired by a respectable top-tier regional then it would force the bottom end of the airline spectrum to strighten up.
Don't be in such a hurry to become a "real airline pilot."
Don't count on the quick upgrade either. I think it's obvious now that you can be stuck somewhere for quite a while. Do your homework and find out where you really want to be.
Why even go to a regional?!?!?! That is where the low pay comes from...go to another type of flying.
The problem is everyone is caught up with the contract/politics rumors that they never stop to realize....THE SIMPLE FACT THAT YOU EVEN PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL AIRLINE GAME IS WHY YOUR PAY IS GARBAGE! 135 operators were DESPARATE for pilots just 6 months ago...those guys are less likely to get furloughed due to the fact that they are usually not as directly connected to the public and economy.