Originally Posted by
G-Dog
I have to disagree with you, to a point.
Yes, there are pilots willing to do the job for less, but you do not see Mesa and the like willing to put up the money either. Why, you ask? I maintain that the pilots from the Majors are partly to blame. Their wages have forced companies to go into bankruptcy. (There are many other factors that contribute to this as well, ie: fuel cost.) Now these companies need to reduce costs. What do they do? They go to the regional carrier and say, we want to pay you less. In steps Mesa. The claim we can do it.
I say in ten years, this will all way away. The retirements will be kicking in and there will be a pilot shortage. That is where we as pilots will have the position to get what we want. It is a cycle. I am sure if you have been in aviation long enough, you would know this.
THE PILOTS FAULT. Wake up, put down the snifffing glue. You must be new to this profession. Do you realize what management has been paying themselves at most airlines in the US. It's criminal. Do not blame the pilots of major airlines for sticking up for themselves and wanting to make what is their part of the pie. It is because of the once lofty paychecks that most of us got into aviation, among other things. If I knew that I was going to top out at 40,000 flying a Saab the rest of my life, I would have never pursued a flying career.