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US Regional/Charter airline pilots used to be horribly underpaid until the new ATP experience requirements in 2015. Go Airlines just signed a new pilot contrac
by throwaway_xx9 11y ago
US Regional/Charter airline pilots used to be horribly underpaid until the new ATP experience requirements in 2015.
Go Airlines just signed a new pilot contract for $60k/year for pilots and $35k for co-pilots.
- Someone1234 11y ago> Go Airlines just signed a new pilot contract for $60k/year for pilots and $35k for co-pilots. That's still insanely low given how much pilot training costs. I've heard figures over $35,000 to go from unqualified to a commercial pilot, and that is if you shop around and look for some free flight hours. It could easily exceed $40K is you're in a rush.
- crystalmace 11y agoIt's even more expensive to become a commercial helicopter pilot, closer to $100,000. And this is just in North America. In Japan, I believe the going rate for commercial pilot training is somewhere around ¥3,000,000
- wohlfea 11y agoWhen you think about it, it's not really that much different in salary/investment than say your average liberal arts degree. What's crazy to me is how low the pay is for someone who is directly responsible for other people's lives.
- nikdaheratik 11y agoThe reason why it works is because so many civilian pilots were first trained by the military.