Northern Air Carriers Feeling the Pinch.

[MrWings]

The problem is, at least at the moment, the regionals are still filling courses (mostly). It hasn't got to the point that applications have stopped. What's the incentive to raise pay if they can still find pilots to do the work for the offer on the table ?

This is basically it.

[Black_Tusk]

You also have to look at the long range forecast FOD. How long will $90K feel like a jackpot for you?

$90K is pretty close to the most you will ever make in the 703 world. Don't get me wrong, $90K is a solid chunk of change, especially when you are single. But if a family and kids are in your future, I'm sorry to say, but $90K doesn't support a family of 4 if you have a modest $400K mortgage and want to plan for the future. I bit the bullet and left my $90K 703 job for a $45K 705 job, and 2 years later, I was back up to $90K+ with the prospect of making $250-$350K (USD if I feel adventurous).

I was never driven by money, which is why I spent so long on the scenic route enjoying the journey, but with a family to provide for and kids in play, the scenic route has become a weekend and vacation luxury, and Mon-Fri, my focus is on the destination.

Exactly. Come to Jazz and in less that 2 years you'll be making 90k...

[co-joe]

What's interesting to see is the rotation line creeping further and further south.

Companies in the arctic have mostly all been willing to rotate captains and some fo's up there to do the work. To see that line now down to Ft St John in BC, Ft Smith NT, and across to northern SK, and MB is interesting. I wonder how far south it will come in the next few years?

[planemikey]

If you pay people properly they will go to school . The air operators do not pay so there will be a shortage that will only get worse ! It is really that simple . AME 2 years of school 15 an hour when he gets out you figure it out .