"Modesty aside, the most of us experienced ones have transferred out to other airlines. Pay standardization eventually got started or so we've heard, but it was too little too late.
In fairness, PAL's present generation of pilots are a promising batch. But the company has to live with needing to wait again before it again enjoys the level of experience it is supposed to have."
I beg to disagree Wamba wamba. Looking back, the recent Tacloban and Butuan accidents were flown by very experienced captains.
I tend to believe that the problem lies in culture and training. PAL pilots should quit believing they are the best pilots around and start reviewing the god important images of captains. Maybe if they start realizing this things will begin to turn around.
The big boy in A320 training still feels like god with at least 2 runway excursions under his watch. And dreaming of a B777 post? Delicadeza is not alive and well in PAL.