Originally Posted by
seafeye
There was certain assumptions made. But i think that a 15 year f/o at Airways is a reality. All i am saying is that you can take someone like that and give them a modest raise and you will have experience in cockpits.
The colgan accident showed us what happens when pilots are paid crap to just sit there.
I did over 10 years at the regionals and you couldn't pay me enough to put up with the crap they do. Unfortunately regional pilots are treated like the red haired bastard stepchild..... There is also a lot more than hourly wage that makes up pay, 401k contributions, insurance, work rules and rigs. All of the above significantly increase the hourly rate. I think that using one of the lowest common denominator for a major and one of the highest for a regional is not really comparing apples to apples