Low pilot pay called 'dirty little secret'

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Sad, BUT TRUE.


YKMKR

Metallica?

 

[BoeingBaller]

Until you prove there is a relation to safety and pay nothing will change. And, nothing will change unless congress passes a pilot wage mandate just like a general minimum wage.

Or stop accepting jobs that pay $17k a year.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Or stop accepting jobs that pay $17k a year.

Americans love the free market.......

 

[instructordude]

Well, first off... back in the early 90's there was no PFT... that was in the late 90's..

Secondly, when in the late 80's and early 90's people like he and myself were going to the "commuters" .. they were just that... small rinkidink airlines that had small turbo props.. hired 1500+ TT pilots who spent 5-6 years with them, maybe 2 of those as a CA and then went to the majors since back then 95% of the flying capacity was at the mainline..

fastforward 20 years and today kids like you are still flooding the schools and "regionals" .. except unless you're a complete idiot, surely you must know that most of the flying jobs and growth in capacity is all going to be at the "regionals"... now with the advent of the 100 seat RJ especially...

so while when we did it, it made some sense.. what's you excuse for going into this crap career now? Your idea of self worth a $25K/yr job for 4-5 years?

PFT is not the problem folks. The problem is people chasing dollars versus flying as a passion and job. Fly to live and live to Fly!

 

[bpapaDC8]

Early 90's no PFT? I was trying to land jobs with the regionals around 91, 92, 93, and most airlines were PFT back then. The shorter list was ones that were not. Skywest, Mesa, Mesaba, Horizon. Back to the debate...

 

[HA25]

Example:

( Source: APC. Legacy Airlines. Annual Guarantee. )

American Airlines / First Year Pay = $26,880 / Annual

( Oh BTW...That's about what it was 20 YEARS ago. Adjusted for inflation = $26,800.00 in 2008 had about the same buying power as $15,375.17 in 1989. Source: http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm)

American Airlines / Second Year Pay = $57,600

GEE. WHO paid for that training cycle?

Stop living the Delusion.

I'm just sayin'....Get out while you can.


Sad, BUT TRUE.


YKMKR

Very good points.. all very good.

This profession is messed up in part because we are willing to accept this sort of thing.