Originally Posted by
Whacker77
It's not a good comparison to match the 1990's against today's airline industry. Things have changed drastically. Not the least of which is the widespread use of the regionals. Also, the industry is larger than it was in the 1990's.
It's just a fact of life that low pay is a part of the regional airline business.
There will always be people willing to do this job at whatever starting pay is. That's the comparison. 500 hours or 1500 hours isn't going to change that.
Low pay at the regional or any airline for that matter is not a fact of life. It's because pilots allow it and continue to do the same thing over and over and over again expecting different results.