Pilots also need (I would guess pretty frequent) (re-)training, hotels, lounges, long term parking, time off, health insurance, etc. They're not just $200K sala

Pilots also need (I would guess pretty frequent) (re-)training, hotels, lounges, long term parking, time off, health insurance, etc. They're not just $200K salary, they're probably more like $500K each/year in total cost once you get to 747 level, though they may only see $200k in salary themselves.