Charliethewonderdog said:
Why do pilots have to live and struggle to support multi-million dollar companies???
The size or turnover of a company has nothing to do with how much it can afford to pay its employees.
WHY are we treated like second-rate workers?????
What you meant to say there was "why aren't we paid more?".
I find it absolutely incredible that you and so many other posters to PPRUNE cannot see the answer when all you have to do is take a look around you. It is so obvious. Here is that answer:
There is very little money in aviation.
Commercial aviation is regarded as the world's "least most profitable business". This has been well known for over 50 years. When are you guys going to come to this realisation?