Or put another way, a pilot costing $200,000 per annum who flys about 800 hours per year costs...
200,000/800 = $250 per hour
Now tell me how much the fuel is per hour?
Better still what is depreciation on the airframe worth per hour?
Oh, no depreciation because you lease, okay what is your lease cost per hour?
You can soon see that paying pilots less makes SFA difference in the scheme of things. Much better to pay the pilots and CC well and have them look after your business for you, save fuel here, time there etc
Pushing pilot pay down is pure ideology.