amos,
serious money relative to what ???
what do you think the profession of pilot in this country and worldwide is worth ??
have a look at what isv being paid to pilots in north asia at the moment an then tell me if you think pilots arde overpaid in this country.
Jetstar is costing $1 billion to set up, to fly routes that in most cases are already serviced by QF group aircraft.
Joyce and his cronies at the top of the airline are all on $1 million per year +++ or very close to it.
Jetstar is about smashing pilot conditions and non-operational parasties doing evrything they can to 'cut pilots down to size' - not about low cost.
FS