The reality of the day to day work of an airline pilot has changed tremendously since the introduction of Low-Cost carriers. Lots of sectors, long shifts, being stuck in the same type all your career etc...
Is the human body capable of coping with that til retirement?
If the answer is even remotely no then we've got a huge problem.
Flying for such an airline, all I hear is talk about fatigue.
Lots of sectors, long shifts.....regulations are regulations, Low-Cost carrier pilots do not fly more hours per day than allowed by those regulations, I do agree that they should be paid more than long haul only because they do more landings and take offs in one day than some of those other pilots do in a whole month.
being stuck in the same type all your career....what? You think having to constantly study and learn new aircraft is LESS stressful?
When your 20, sure go for it...when your 40 and have more to lose if you screw up...
Flying for such an airline, all I hear is talk about fatigue. .... there is fatigue at all levels of airlines, mainly because the passengers demand to be able to fly where ever they want knowing that
they can sleep all the way and have a great time on arrival. Next time you go on vacation and you see those sorry looking crew members pass you by....just remember, your off to party and they are going to sleep.
Which could be why kick the tires would never go back to charter.