Originally Posted by
rickair7777
2. The mainline industry will never turn around, odds are that it will continue in a gradual decline until major airlines are merely shell companies which buy their lift from a pool of viciously competitive subcontractors...this will keep compensation locked at whatever brand new pilots are willing to accept to break into the industry.
This is the solid truth that many people don't want to hear. If you think you will be happy at a regional (hopefully not commuting) and can make a fair wage and still pay off your student loans then go for it. The days of making big money as a pilot are over. I love to fly and am willing to do it for a fair wage but also know that the days of making much money at it are over. If you truly are going for it because you love to fly I wish you the best of luck. Don't give up because it is gonna be a really long and hard road to travel.