Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
It's Truly Terrifying That Some Pilots Earn Near Minimum Wage
By Emily Cohn - 02/12/2014
The next time you're flying in an airplane consider this: The person operating the aircraft might not be making much more than the person who made the Egg McMuffin you ate for breakfast.
That's right. According to the Wall Street Journal, new airline pilots rank among the lowest-paid workers in the country, with some regional pilots earning as little as $15,000 per year.
That's horrifying for a number of obvious reasons. For one, $15,000 -- or even $22,400 a year, the starting salary for pilots at 14 regional airlines -- is lower than the federal poverty line for a family of four in the U.S.
It's also startling because of the extraordinary price of becoming a pilot in the first place. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, airline pilots usually need a bachelor's degree, a pilot's license, and certification that requires hundreds of hours of flight training. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the cost of training flights alone can set you back more than $100,000...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/pilots-minimum-wage_n_4775989.html
Article details health issues that involve what likely was going on in the cockpit. Definitely could cause some neurological issues. Maybe the co-pilot was on his last nerve or could be he was just a jerk. I go with the former, though.
Just sayin'
By Emily Cohn - 02/12/2014
The next time you're flying in an airplane consider this: The person operating the aircraft might not be making much more than the person who made the Egg McMuffin you ate for breakfast.
That's right. According to the Wall Street Journal, new airline pilots rank among the lowest-paid workers in the country, with some regional pilots earning as little as $15,000 per year.
That's horrifying for a number of obvious reasons. For one, $15,000 -- or even $22,400 a year, the starting salary for pilots at 14 regional airlines -- is lower than the federal poverty line for a family of four in the U.S.
It's also startling because of the extraordinary price of becoming a pilot in the first place. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, airline pilots usually need a bachelor's degree, a pilot's license, and certification that requires hundreds of hours of flight training. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the cost of training flights alone can set you back more than $100,000...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/pilots-minimum-wage_n_4775989.html
Article details health issues that involve what likely was going on in the cockpit. Definitely could cause some neurological issues. Maybe the co-pilot was on his last nerve or could be he was just a jerk. I go with the former, though.
Just sayin'
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
16 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
