Easy to cast stones when you already have a job. Every single one of us who works for, or who has worked for, a regional airline has taken subpar pay and working conditions. And we have all done flying that was once flown by a major. Unless you were military or a very rare and lucky person, you flew at a regional at one point.

So with that being said, what do you propose we do? I have been a professional pilot for the better part of 15 years and unwilling to take on loads more debt for education and re-training. My job skills are hard to transfer, or convince an HR person they can transfer, in this very tight job market. I have been furloughed since April and have been looking for work ever since. As mentioned before, it has been long enough since I have flown that the overseas jobs I have applied for are now not willing to look at me due to currency issues. Got shot down at Qatar last week due to that issue. So I can sit and drain my unemployment compensation, take on more debt to get retrained over the next few years, or take a low paying flying job, get current, and hope the market turns around soon and there begins to be some movement.