Airline Industry Standards are Slipping

[MonCapitan2002]

This is not good. Lowering standards for airline pilots is sure to cause more tragedies in the future.

[Waluigi]

Most working pilots don't make squat. Given the cost of getting one's commercial/ATP ticket, and building hours to get a job above slave wages, there isn't much incentive for talented pilots to pursue it as a career.

[Dingfod]

That is why my father-in-law became a flight instructor, sold insurance, sold used cars, sold real estate, sold just about anything he could make a buck on, rather than becoming an airline pilot.

[Waluigi]

Even CFIs make crap. Both of mine had other jobs to supplement their income.

[California Tanker]

My CFI had a very nice retirement gig going. I'm looking at it as a way of supplementing my income in the future.

NTM

[Jug Pilot]

As a former CFII I can tell you the pay totally sucks. It’s also an extremely cut throat business with everyone screwing each other fighting for students so they could make the big move. I don’t recommend it to anyone who can’t live on $500 a month (and that's a full time CFI).

I’ve got stories that would scare everyone here.

I just looked at what it takes to become an ATP these days. Wow, talk about cut back in requirements.