US airlines like Delta and United are so desperate for pilots they are dropping some requirements and considering cutting training hours to get more..

[Steven_Realberg]

As long as the pilot drew over in Desert Storm...

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Or....wait...hang on...just hear me out. I know this is controversial...

Pay them more money.

Agreed. Pilots make good money but when you consider how important the job is and how much responsibility they have, they should definitely be making more than an airline C-level exec.

Teachers are about the only other gig where they pay vs. responsibility ratio is completely out of whack.

 

[Prodyson]

See, this the type of shyt that will keep me on the highway.

Don't play around by cutting training hours. fukk that shyt.

That high speed rail is looking real good right now…

#BothSides

 

[Rekkapryde]

Didn’t they retire a bunch during Covid? This is on them.

Yup. Trying to save a buck during that travel downtime done fukked them over in the future as they thought short term vs long term post Covid when shyt was naturally gonna pick back up

 

[Rekkapryde]

Yes, middle class boomers benefited immensely from the results of Roosevelt's new deal economics and then voted for decades to dismantle the systems that gave them jobs

Rep if I could.

 

[Orange cream shake]

See, this the type of shyt that will keep me on the highway.

Don't play around by cutting training hours. fukk that shyt.

You sure? You got 18 year olds driving big rigs

 

[shopthatwrecks]

 

[Payday23]

Probably cut a bunch when everything was slow. Didn't plan for returning traffic and now here we are

 

[Son Goku]

Spooky times ahead.

Maybe they should throw the bag at Military pilots..I think Naval pilots after flight school are obligated to serve 6years..they should throw the bag at those pilots who have been in 10-20years

Thing is I doubt these airliners will have a Bag that competes with the retirement you get from military so
Covid really exposed how easily society can crumble..even more so if people decide not to contribute to society.

Like if people lost the desire to drive semi trucks...our country would be in Deep trouble.

And of course of rail system is trash so we can't rely on that....
Greyhound? greyhound is only if you really broke and/or you tryna carry some dope across country.

The richest bonuses are available to fighter (11F), bomber (11B), special operations (11S), mobility (11M), C2ISR (11R), and rescue helicopter pilots (11H) whose Active-duty service commitment expires in fiscal 2022. They can qualify for varying amounts depending on how long they commit to stay in uniform:

• Three to four years: $105,000 and $140,000
• Five to seven years: $175,00 to $245,000
• Eight to 12 years: $280,000 to $420,000

New Pilot Bonuses Could Be Worth Up to $420K - Air Force Magazine

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They already do breh.


Student pilots in the AF are making $58-66K plus aviation pay, bonus, and TDY pays and that's fresh out of OTS as 2LT/1LT.

 

[MF_BREW]

Well boys I'm about to be a pilot.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Sounds like a great way to kill people. Nah pay the pilots more and give better benefits

 

[Formerly known as...]

Hire some people from middle east they had no problem learning how to fly without flight school

 

[Geek Nasty]

Pilots get paid $175k in the majors. Veterans at $250k

They do get paid.

You're talking about top end pilots. What about all those other guys on small airlines or hauling packages for UPS, or copilots? IF you make it to the big leagues you're set unless you screw up.

 

[Jean toomer]

That high speed rail is looking real good right now…

#BothSides

The domestic airplane lobby killed most of the high speed rail initiatives to destroy competition. It’s time to fast track all of them - no pilots or undertrained pilots is a national security issue.

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

Shortage =opportunities brehs