Star Telegram article on low-time airline pilots

"F. Baum" wrote in message
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On Nov 26, 11:09 am, Dudley Henriques wrote:

You and Gatt hit the nail with this one.20 years ago at the commuters
it was the same situation. NASA did a survey
and found that 20% of airline pilots under the age of 40 were
planning to leave the industry. It is fun to joke but we do have to
wonder what it will be like when the airlines stop attracting
dedicated people.


Today's cab drivers and convenience store clerks are tomorrows airline
pilots. Shame they can't speak English. The captain's briefing to the
passengers will have to be pre-recorded, or broadcast from a ground station.

On 2007-11-26, Gatt wrote:
Now...call me kookie; I don't have an MBA or anything, but when the average
starting pilot makes less per year than the average Greyhound or city bus
driver, not to mention the average airline employee--when the pilot's salary
is less than that that of the 22-year-old child care provider watching their
kid--gee, I *just can't think of any reason* why they can't find qualified
pilots anymore.

The airlines complain too much. The reason they can pay new airline
pilots so little is precisely due to supply and demand. They say there
is a pilot shortage, but pilot shortage really means only 50 applicants
for each job, not 500. People who want to be airline pilots by and large
have a passion for flight, and will practically do it for free.

The only reason pilots for majors get paid lots is again, supply and
demand. Since the pool of available pilots once you get to the higher
end of the food chain is dramatically smaller than it is for the entry
level jobs, they are forced to pay a decent salary.

The reason that starting pilots in other countries typically get paid
more, is lacking such a large general aviation sector, the supply of
pilots genuinely is a lot tighter, so they have to pay more to attract
people into the business.

--
From the sunny Isle of Man.
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Gatt writes:

Now...call me kookie; I don't have an MBA or anything, but when the average
starting pilot makes less per year than the average Greyhound or city bus
driver, not to mention the average airline employee--when the pilot's salary
is less than that that of the 22-year-old child care provider watching their
kid--gee, I *just can't think of any reason* why they can't find qualified
pilots anymore.

In the old days, perhaps they could depend on finding people who loved flying
so much that they'd fly for any salary. People like that are probably much
rarer now than they were in the past.

Maxwell writes:

Today's cab drivers and convenience store clerks are tomorrows airline
pilots. Shame they can't speak English. The captain's briefing to the
passengers will have to be pre-recorded, or broadcast from a ground station.

I suppose you're being sarcastic, but there is more truth in this than you
might care to believe.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Gatt writes:

Now...call me kookie; I don't have an MBA or anything, but when the
average starting pilot makes less per year than the average Greyhound
or city bus driver, not to mention the average airline employee--when
the pilot's salary is less than that that of the 22-year-old child
care provider watching their kid--gee, I *just can't think of any
reason* why they can't find qualified pilots anymore.

In the old days, perhaps they could depend on finding people who loved
flying so much that they'd fly for any salary. People like that are
probably much rarer now than they were in the past.


Do you know anything at all?


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Maxwell writes:

Today's cab drivers and convenience store clerks are tomorrows
airline pilots. Shame they can't speak English. The captain's
briefing to the passengers will have to be pre-recorded, or broadcast
from a ground station.

I suppose you're being sarcastic, but there is more truth in this than
you might care to believe.




How would you know fjukktard?

You have zero exposure to aviation.

Nothing

Less than nothing.


Bertie