Originally Posted by
Clocks
That is a lesson they should be pounding into people's heads during flight training.
I consider it very likely that many of us with just a few years in the industry right now may never work for a major. And if we do, we'll be 50 years old before we can transition over.
Same number (or growing) of regional pilots + shrinking majors = settle in and hope you picked a regional with a decent pay scale and contract.
Don't they have "selecting the best regional for a job 101" at Riddle and UND. Perhaps there should be a mandated course that covers airline pay and benefits at regionals in the curriculum. Better yet add questions about regional pay and benefits to the FAA commercial pilot written test.
Once you commit the time and money to this career choice it's a little late to ask what the pay is.