Union Says Airlines Should Start Pilots At A 'Livable' Wage
Amid all the talk of a pilot shortage, the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA) says that it will only exist if U.S. airlines fail to provide qualified pilots with career potential, adequate livable wages, and benefits. Although some within the airline industry blame the new pilot qualifications and training rules instituted by the FAA for a pilot shortage, the airline industry actually helped craft those rules and supported their passage.