I am not very new and I still enjoy it.

haah Yeah, Its been on my mind as of late, like I said I love the company and I "love" the job, but for the amount of cash,stress,heartache, aggravation, BS you put up with, there is no guarantee you'll ever make it to another carrier etc......and if you do, well whos to say after years of being there, BOOM airline is bankrupt and you are on the street LOOKING FOR ANOTHER AIRLINE JOB making...............you guessed it, less then 40,000.00. I am young and can bounce back, but I feel sick to think about what these guys and their families at ALOHA, ATA, SKYBUS (I feel for them too), possibly Frontier, MESA, SkyWay, are gonna do. You used to "pay your dues" and you were rewarded in the end, but in this industry, at least the past 10 years, its been nothing but heartache and misery.

I have only been doing this 121 thing for 3 years, I know I have a lot to learn, but it is hard to watch my friends move on, get married , buy a house, have kids, and here I am wondering what hell is going to become of my industry. I am 27 and I barely am getting by, sure I have enough money to buy a few toys/stuff here and there but Savings account is practically non-existent.


PS Like I said, We all love the job and that actually may be the problem, we don't mind working for low-pay. I am just a little disappointed of what the Industry has turned into, we all deserve better, just sick of paying for managements mistakes.

i worked in a steel mill for about 6 months over the summer, right out of high school. 3 rotating shifts, and the temperature averaged about 125 degrees every day in there. i think i job like that puts things into perspective. theres nothing else id rather be doing, because i figure a couple of hours of boredom one day in a cockpit beats laboring in heat haha.

Sadly I dont think we will ever see "the good ole days" again. My personal opinion is that Asia is going to be the new economic superpower of the world. Its only a matter of time. If we want our lifestyle and wages back you are going to have to be willing to be an expat and never look back. I personally am one of the guys willing to do this and am working as hard as I can to get a foot in the door somewhere over in that part of the world.

I wonder if dog really tastes as good as people say it does? :)

yes, I understand that, however not every job is working in a steel mill, or a farm. I have a buddy that works for a marketing firm in Manhattan, makes well over $100,000.00 and also loves his job. If he loses that job he will find another making close to that. Think about what it takes to make six figures in the airline world.

Hard Labor blows, but Airline flying is hard on your personal life, along with a million other negative things, point is we have a huge responsibility up there, a very unstable career ahead of us, I just think the the money needs to start to climb, or many people including myself will say, "the hell with this". I don't know how much I am willing to sacrifice to make it to a major, probably a lot, I am just afraid of the cost.......personal life finances etc.......

It would be nice to have a career with some SECURITY. In this industry there are WAY too many things that can screw you over. And its not like you can go find another job and make the same amount right off the bat.

exactly and the lack of job security is one thing, but combine that with pay, its depressing

i wanna move to europe and fly

I just wanna be a pornstar. How much does that pay? and no I will not do gay porn.

I was gonna ask if you are a male or female. If your female go for it!! IF your male, i can tell you from personal experience that your better off as a rj FO at skywest.;)