Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
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.
I was going to make similar comments. I'll reiterate what has been previously said. If no one does the job for the pay companies are offering, then one of two things will happen. Either the service simply will not be offered, or the pay will increase.
The way to raise pay is simply do not become a regional airline pilot. Do not go to pilot school and assume all the financial responsibility for your own training.
I am looking for a different job right now (bad time). I will do my best to help this industry by simply not working for it. But I am not quitting unless I can walk into something else.
As far as the union route goes go, it is full of good people. But it requires a lot of faith in the system. They certainly help on day to day injustices and help to insure high levels of professionalism. I have faith in the people that volunteer their time to the union, but not much faith in the system as a whole. If you are not willing or able to walk away from the company or the job, then striking and other tactics are just gamesmanship.
Help the airline career. Become a lawyer or a doctor.