Originally Posted by
bafanguy
How so... ?
There is a pilot shortage in the USA. Senior pilots have recently negotiated huge salary increases to over $500,000. They also have the scope clause limiting the size of commuter aircraft junior pilots fly and the remuneration they can get. This is why the E195-E2 does not fly in the USA, it is deemed to be a mainline aircraft by its weight and size and therefore you are deemed a mainline pilot if you fly one. Senior pilots want to limit the number of mainline pilots entering the profession to inflate their own salaries hence they don't want foreign pilots either.