Should the airline industry be re-regulated?

GoldenRivet · 12-15-09, 03:13 PM

I think that in the very least, salary, compensation, benefits and the minimum required experience to enter the airline flight deck should be regulated.

When i worked on the Regional Airline level i made $18,000 my first year there... by the close of my 3rd year there i was barely making $23,000... another 3 years i would have met my salary cap for seat and equipment at under $30,000.

When you consider that a pilot (in this example) is only being paid while actually flying... and you compare that annual figure to the number of hours i was actually on duty (ie. physically required to be on the job) you will find that my annual salary equated to a little over $7.xx per hour.

ad into the mix that you have thousands of 20 something year old men and women out there who say

1. i could be a doctor... but thats 8 years of medical school i cant afford

2. I could be a lawyer... but that means expensive law school

3. I can be an airline pilot in 24 months for about $40,000 worth of education

they generally go with option 3

this floods the market with individuals - some of whom i know personally - that are quite grossly unqualified for the job... some of them... down right incompetent!

View Poll Results: Should the Airline Industry Be Re-Regulated?
Yes, I think a lot of good could come from re-regulation.	4	26.67%
No, I think re-regulation is a bad idea for the industry as a whole.	2	13.33%
I dont know enough about it / have not researched it enough to make a choice	9	60.00%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

12-15-09, 03:13 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I think that in the very least, salary, compensation, benefits and the minimum required experience to enter the airline flight deck should be regulated. When i worked on the Regional Airline level i made $18,000 my first year there... by the close of my 3rd year there i was barely making $23,000... another 3 years i would have met my salary cap for seat and equipment at under $30,000. When you consider that a pilot (in this example) is only being paid while actually flying... and you compare that annual figure to the number of hours i was actually on duty (ie. physically required to be on the job) you will find that my annual salary equated to a little over $7.xx per hour. ad into the mix that you have thousands of 20 something year old men and women out there who say 1. i could be a doctor... but thats 8 years of medical school i cant afford 2. I could be a lawyer... but that means expensive law school 3. I can be an airline pilot in 24 months for about $40,000 worth of education they generally go with option 3 this floods the market with individuals - some of whom i know personally - that are quite grossly unqualified for the job... some of them... down right incompetent! __________________