Nugpot has my vote!!
SAA drivers are definitely overpaid if compared to other local players. The age old lie off "we are so highly trained, that is why we are in such a demand" by SAA spokesman, has been proven to be a lie over and over.
The aviation industry in the USA, Australia, and even the UK, is not what is was a couple of years ago. In the USA FO's are being paid less than burger flippers at the big M - and they continue to find individuals who are willing to work for peanuts. At mainline BA, only the very senior skippers are well paid, while the rest are working their butts off. SAA has not kept up with the times - the aviation industry world wide has changed, but SAA still pays their drivers "parity". Parity, compared to who and what.
The reason for SAA's woes was partly caused by SAAPA's greed! Adapt or die brothers! Oh, by the way, to those SAA training captains that I met this week - welcome to Dubai!
