Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
And it WILL be..... as soon as those guys stop accepting $23/hr.
This really isn't rocket science, guys. We have half the airline pilots in this country WILLING to work for regional wages. THAT'S why we have half the pilots in this country WORKING for regional wages. And until that changes, the pressure on mainline wages will never end.
+1.
Every time I visit my son at college and walk into the house he's renting with his buddies, I have to remember to put on my horse blinders and bite my tongue. It's a total mess, yet he is perfectly happy with it. So is his girlfriend. And his roommates. And every other kid I've run into there. Young people have a much different perspective than us "professionals".
So, for a young adult to get the opportunity to fly a JET, you'd better believe they will jump at it regardless of "our" opinion. That mentality will never change; it comes with being young.
Lesson from a divorce: You cannot change the way another person feels or acts; you can only take care of your own actions. We need to stop focusing on what DCI pilots may or may not do, on how they should or should not feel. You can't change it. Our focus needs to be on our lives and our contract, not theirs.
That's my opinion and it oughta be yours.
