Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Carl;
Very kind of you but it is nothing of the sort. It is about being aware of your surrounding and the pool in which we are playing in. No need to help punch ourselves' in the face.

It has nothing to do with contractual gains. We are talking about supply of pilots for seats. Getting compensation commensurate with responsibility is one thing, but to artificially tighten the supply in hopes of it helping the later generally results in the artificial restraint or barrier being done away with. Better to raise the barriers but no to the point that it causes a significant change in the way things are done. There is a difference.

Also ALPA supports, as do I 1500 hrs for someone to walk in to these doors. What the cutout does and what ALPA is trying to do is give a benefit to a college degree for this profession. I know that is hard to see, but if you offer a path that requires an accredited degree and high end training then guess what people will go that way. It will over time increase the overall qualification level in the field, resulting in people that will by default demand more.