Airlines advised to start raising pay.....

[JoeMerchant]

Its gonna be dangerous to fly on those cute lil rjs

If it's so dangerous, then why do you "big airplane" drivers keep showing up and asking me for a free ride? Maybe I should just save you from the danger and say NO....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Say what you want but you all still have 1st year FO's showing up for work tomorrow for how much money?

If it's so obvious then perhaps you can post your airlines strategy to substantially raise pay...

Of course, many regional guys hired on at CAL for first year pay of 30K without health insurance for the "privledge" of being a "major" airline pilot....

Part of the problem is the seniority system and the high pay at the top which gets people to sign on at the bottom.....but then the unionistas don't want to really talk about that....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Cut the supply. Let's hope ALPA doesn't screw this up. They're already trying to screw it up.

ALPA has never supported higher minimums...They currently don't even support the the new mins.....

 

[no1pilot2000]

It's back to square one.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Waite... regional pilots never left square one.

 

[OCP]

Good point. What's $40K more when you're already in debt $100-120K coming out of ERAU.

Check that again. A 4 year degree and all flight at ERAU is over $200,000.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Waite... regional pilots never left square one.

Who created the concept of "regional pilot".....ALPA is partially to blame....

 

[kf4amu]

Check that again. A 4 year degree and all flight at ERAU is over $200,000.

So besides the smartest option of not going to ERAU, the second smartest option is to do all flying off campus while going to a community college or State school, then go to Riddle and work full time as an instructor and get free tuition while building flight time until you get your degree with the ERAU name on it...for whatever that is worth.

 

[LazyLightnin']

Aviation degrees are extremely valuable.

 

[WayBack]

ALPA has never supported higher minimums...They currently don't even support the the new mins.....

Isn't ALPA in favor of the 1500hrs being cut to 500hrs as long as they take some classes?