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nwa757
Regional carriers, including American Eagle, face pilot training review | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News
The last paragraph: Unions have argued that the regional pilots – whose annual salaries start around
$20,000 on average – can become fatigued as they try to accumulate hours.
Regulators said the quick response stemmed in part from
White House concern about revelations of regional carriers' reliance on inexperienced and low-paid pilots.
I do believe that pay and fatigue are tied together. How many regional pilots are kept up at night thinking about paying bills and making ends meet.... or working second or third jobs? I do.
Everything in the media is good momentum for our cause. Write your reps and spread the word!
Glad to see this post. Thank you for taking the time. If people can't meet the minimum obligations of life (bills, food, etc.) it naturally degrades their ability to focus their complete attention on other tasks (i.e. flying an airplane). It's not a matter of opinion it is just part of being human.
Even when a conscious decision is made to leave one's troubles out of the cockpit, the degradation to the mind and body has already occurred.