My personal favorite part is their cherry-picking of work rules from the non-bottom regionals... oh look "ExpressJet explains their fatigue management policy clearly: If a pilot calls in fatigued, they are still paid for the trip. No questions asked. The airline does not penalize a crewmember for a fatigue call." Hmmmm and how is that policy working at Colgan, Great Lakes, Mesa?
"For example, American Eagle requires pilots have a minimum of 10 hours of rest before a shift and limits total hours flown in a month to 91 hours, while the FAA mandates nine hours of rest before a shift and caps total hours flown in a month at 100 hours."
Good for Eagle.. how about Gojet?
"In 2009, Horizon Air received the FAA’s highest award for the 10th consecutive year" How's TSA doing for maintenance?
"Pilots at the top end of the scale can make as much as $150,000 annually. First officers start at the lower end of the scale but rapidly move up as their years of service progress. Average pay for Captains in the industry is $73,919, while the average pay for a First Officer is $ 32,895.85." I'm curious who's making 150k? Let's note that no First Year FO's exist just about anywhere and talking about "industry average" is horribly misleading.
"Furthermore, many newly-hired regional airline pilots are fully paid throughout their FAA-mandated classroom and simulator training. "
Not Everywhere.
"Many airlines offer scholarships to any pilot seeking to increase his/her skills and pursue flight training at technical schools above and beyond the hundreds of hours provided by the airlines."
Who? I'm curious.