Originally Posted by KiloAlpha

I just wanna be a pornstar. How much does that pay? and no I will not do gay porn.

Originally Posted by BoredwLife

My guess is a 300 hour guy.

Originally Posted by SAABaroowski

haah Yeah, Its been on my mind as of late, like I said I love the company and I "love" the job, but for the amount of cash,stress,heartache, aggravation, BS you put up with, there is no guarantee you'll ever make it to another carrier etc......and if you do, well whos to say after years of being there, BOOM airline is bankrupt and you are on the street LOOKING FOR ANOTHER AIRLINE JOB making...............you guessed it, less then 40,000.00. I am young and can bounce back, but I feel sick to think about what these guys and their families at ALOHA, ATA, SKYBUS (I feel for them too), possibly Frontier, MESA, SkyWay, are gonna do. You used to "pay your dues" and you were rewarded in the end, but in this industry, at least the past 10 years, its been nothing but heartache and misery.

I have only been doing this 121 thing for 3 years, I know I have a lot to learn, but it is hard to watch my friends move on, get married , buy a house, have kids, and here I am wondering what hell is going to become of my industry. I am 27 and I barely am getting by, sure I have enough money to buy a few toys/stuff here and there but Savings account is practically non-existent.


PS Like I said, We all love the job and that actually may be the problem, we don't mind working for low-pay. I am just a little disappointed of what the Industry has turned into, we all deserve better, just sick of paying for managements mistakes.

Originally Posted by jelloy683

It seems like the rest of the world treats airline pilots right...however here in the US they're treated like a truck/bus drivers (no offense). Almost every other country pays their pilots well, gives them good work rules, and treates them right. I just understand why the US airlines cant do the same...Are there simply too many pilots here???? Plus you dont hear about too many foreign airlines going out of business or furloughing hundreds of pilots...why is it only happening here????

Originally Posted by BankAngle09

Funny how everyone assumes you're new if you love your airline job these days... just doin what i love no complaints... dont hate cause u cant say the same

Originally Posted by Spooled

You are new. SJS maybe?

You love 13 hour days? You love 8 hour reduce rest overnights? You love being junior manned? You love thinking you're going home, only to get extended? You love 4 hours productivity sits? You love 10 days off a month? You love getting the run around while on reserve? You love getting pressured to finish a trip when knows its illegal, then get threatened to miss trip you? You love having to take a pay CUT to move to a major?

None of this apply to you? Just wait til you upgrade or move on to a new airline.