Originally Posted by
Beagle Pilot
It's not just the airlines either, it's every job of value which can be done by someone else more cheaply in a Third World Country. Next up; cabotage.
Can't be ruled out entirely but there are some significant hurdles which will not be overcome anytime soon...
1. Labor and their associated politicians will not sit still for this. It simply could not happen in the current political environment.
2. Public Perception. This is weak but #1 will play up #3 and #4, and probably get the general public to oppose cabotage.
3. National Security.
4. Safety. This could be a real concern...if they are cheap enough to undercut us in our own domain, they might not have exemplary safety standards.
I suspect that we will not see true domestic cabotage, but eventually all international flying will done under code-share by the lowest-cost airlines...this will be bad for US and European crews.
Originally Posted by
Beagle Pilot
BTW, telling the pilots of a start-up "bottom-feeder" airline to hold the line against corporate greed while the legacies are back-pedaling to the 1960s is worse than hypocritical. It is useless finger-pointing which puts the blame on the wrong party. I don't fault the Colgan pilots for the actions of their company.
Well there's a big difference between colgan and the majors...the majors at least still pay a living wage that you can support a family on, maybe not in style, but at least vital needs and basic amenities. Also their regular workdays are not as abuse-filled as bottom-feeder regional pilots.
Entry-level pilots need to realize that regionals are no longer a place to pay dues...dues paid at a regional will not get you anything anymore! Maybe a job at a major, commuting to reserve making what an average accountant can pull down. But not everyone will even get that far....