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Here's a great summary of what's involved by askcaptainscott on YouTube: Can I be an airline pilot if I start training in my 30s? http://www.youtube.com/watch?

by philipn 13y ago

Here's a great summary of what's involved by askcaptainscott on YouTube: Can I be an airline pilot if I start training in my 30s? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJk9Skxyi84 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJk9Skxyi84 I'm far from an expert on air travel, but my understanding is that the regional airlines have become the backbone of budget US travel, and have a huge role in this salary gap (between regionals and non-regionals). Frontline did a great piece on the regional airlines, focusing on safety problems called "Flying Cheap" - http://video.pbs.org/video/1412744270/ http://video.pbs.org/video/1412744270/

kyrra 13y ago
From my understanding.... if you go back 20+ years, pilots used to be paid a lot more. Which lead to a lot of people going for their commercial pilots license and flooding the market. This let the major airlines drop the salary of starting pilots. Looks like the salary games drove away enough people and now the problem has swung the other way.