Originally Posted by
cruiseclimb
Someone brought up.. where are we going to get pilots when a shortage occurs if they can't find pilots... there is no shortage.. there never has been... There has only been a shortage of pilots willing to work for the poor wages being offered.. Only thee 400 hour wonders out there are th only ones willing to fly jet aircraft of that size for $24 an hour...
This hour min will hopefully bring up the wages...
The minimum hours should definitely help the situation out, but you also will need some kind of movement in the ranks at the Majors. I've been hearing about a shortage since 1998 and its already 2010 and we have thousands of pilots on furlough.
Unfortunately, like a lot of things in life, you have to hit ROCK BOTTOM to see some change, I think we are hitting an all time low with companies such as Colgan and these crap feeder companies who pay their pilots less than a manager at Wendys.
The job needs to become so unattractive for pay to rise ... it's quiet sad. I found my peace by moving to Europe .. sad but true.