Yet in the USA companies are realising and recognising that if they don’t pay decent wages they won’t get pilots
A new USregional airline startup, Connect Airlines, is offering a massive salary for direct-entry captains. The airline will offer a $250,000 starting salary to 30 qualified direct-entry Dash-8 captains. It only requires 2,500 hours of total flight time and provides a benefits package and a home every night schedule. The news of this eye-catching salary comes amid a pilot shortage when airlines are struggling to find qualified pilots.