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Old 09-14-2009 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by furloughman
I think you are barking up the wrong tree. The problem is not commuter pilots accepting substandard wages. Because the wages are where they should be for a commuter pilot, because a commuter pilot pilot should be flying turboprops! ALPA made the mistake of allowing them to fly jets. It's sickening to see a regional guy flying a EMB-195. If ALPA had a clue, all those regional guys would be flying those RJs for a mainline carrier making at least $130 hr.
Someone gets it! That E195 CA who is 25 yrs old was popping zits in high school when the contract he is operating under was signed.
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