I agree. The problem becomes you can’t just change it overnight because then all the guys at the top who went years making little never recover. Personally 1 furlough and not cracking six figures till well over 40 years old doesn’t leave a ton of time to make that back up. The bottom guys we’re making substantial gains till covid.

Resident and attending physicians have similar income disparities. Most come out of med school making ~60k and working 80 hour weeks.

After 4-5 years, they’ll become attending physicians and, depending on their speciality, can earn $500-$600k. Obviously the numbers may be different for airline pilots, but the ratios are somewhat similar.

Different. Every aspiring physician knows that he/she will have to go through X years of residency for their chosen/matched specialty. Barring unusual circumstances, it’s a predetermined, finite amount of time.

You can do everything right in the regionals, and end up stuck there for a decade or more (or even permanently) due to no fault of your own.

If there was a decent shot of never escaping residency, the overwhelming majority of physicians would never even attempt it.

I agree with this.

It could also be said, for those that are still working and not under say the UA/DL LOA’s what one can make REALISTICALLY.

The few years, between SRM, (insert color of the rainbow here) slip, or whatever verbiage is used at whatever carrier has almost crests artificial/inflated numbers that can almost make the comparisons, well, not comparable.

I heard some friends that were in the beginning of the COVID able to take advantage of trip mods and disruptions and occasionally double dip.

But again, for those that are basically getting min guaranty (or close to it) X hourly rate, this year will represent what one should expect to make in this career REALISTICALLY for the equipment, seat, carrier, and what have you.

NOT the million dollar A350 DAL CA, NOT the 6 figure month SWA CA, not the 500k/yr FO, etc etc etc..

Nope, it’s all about the Miatas nowadays. And how many Miatas per girlfriend.

CPZ, permanent furlough April 5th. Even as a CA I probably made less than your DC. Thanks for sharing.



I disagree. A regional FO doesn't even do a similar job to a regional CA, let alone a mainline WB CA. Being a CA isn't about flying the plane, an FO can do that. If you're an FO you'll learn the difference when you upgrade. If you're a CA, you should certainly know the difference.

As for the pay difference, put in your time, pay your dues and move up. If you don't like it, don't do it. It's the same as everything else I've done, including the military. Start low, work your way up. Would I have liked more $$$ at Compass? Absolutely. But it's all part of the game.

I agree with this and appreciate your attitude towards it. Hoping you can catch a break once this junk is over and things start to look up.

​​​​​​Wow congrats!!!!

Yeah, he’s a giant POS. All the FedExers have him blocked. Worthless human being. Suggest you do the same.

He lurked in the Spirit forums for a few weeks, bragging how much he made vs how little he works. Such a tool