Originally Posted by
seafeye
Who knows what the futue is going to bring. It's anyone's guess.
What i do know is that Regional Airlines Costs are going to go way up. There are plenty of people in their 30's, early 40's who have given up on going to a Major Airline. Because of many reasons. Age 65, 911 etc..
If you are making 100k plus at a regional and have a family it would be really difficult to take a 50% pay cut and loss of seniority.
Can you imagine pilots having spent 30plus years at a regional?
The pain. Age 65 screwed a lot of people.
Ironically those same people might get screwed again when the 50 seaters start getting parked. It just goes to show that wherever you are in this industry you are never truly safe.