Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
The media has been attacking the low wages that the FO made in the Colgan crash. They also have been critical of the commuting lifestyle.
If the airlines respond by forcing pilots to live at their base the results could be catastrophic for many.
It is hard enough to make it on airline pay. It would be near impossible to make it if you were forced to live in NYC or most other big cities far from home. I doubt that the airlines will react by raising wages.
Look out for big changes in company commuting policies.
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Skyhigh
Yeah, and if they do away with commuting and raise mins like they testified to today, the only way theyll get a pilot is to raise wages..the way I see it, this crash will either force a raise increase or Colgan goes back to business as normal (low wages, low hiring mins) when this blows over..i think the second is most likely.