Guys, you're all smoking a pipe if you're talking about 60k or 80k a year to start as a regional FO. Yes, of course we all think that would be absolutely dandy.

But just think about it. As long as there are daddy's boys whose parents are willing to fork out 100k or so for their little precious to get fed through one of those bloody pilot factories and who don't care about making 15 grand a year as a first year FO because they still live with their parents, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY EXPECT MORE MONEY?

Sadly, the fact remains that our job is still every little boy's dream, and there are throngs of people willing to live on food stamps for the privilege.

I think the only way we can hope to increase our pay is if the FAA cracks down on regional airlines because of the spate of accidents lately, and forces them to hire pilots with higher minimum experience. Maybe then we'll be able to command higher wages. We can hope at least??