True. Very true, and that has been the carrot and stick approach for years. But there is an alarming trend to those pilots stuck at the regionals. The article mentioned it.
Today, the regional sector accounts for half or more of all flying, and pilots are realizing that a job with a regional often means an entire... career with a regional," Smith said.
I used to know a regional pilot - he came to work in the same trucking company I was with.
He wanted the pay raise.
Owner operator truckers take home low six figure incomes for regional work....
“Today, the regional sector accounts for half or more of all flying, and pilots are realizing that a job with a regional often means an entire... career with a regional,” Smith said. “
. . .and they are not happy about it.