Does this mean in the EU it´s not safe to fly and in the States it is? Hmmm, maybe we should have a word with CAA,IAA or JAA-EASA maybe they can inlighten us on this issue? I think these are rather daft statements!! It would be intresting to see the statistics on accidents, incidents per flying hours on both sides of the pond! Experience is important but, well trained crew´s are even more important. Salary does not mean that the crew are less or better trained in, the airspace´s we are talking about. It´s more a question of demand in the market and how many pilots are availiable that dictates in part the salary issue.