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.
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You aren't sitting in reality if you think that people will stop accepting those wages. It is proven wrong every day.
The pressure has to come from the top down, and in the name of safety we have to start requiring the regionals (through scope) to attract the best applicants. Then they will price themselves back into the airline being singular top to bottom entity.