The Aviation industry is completely different from what it used to be.
Before, it used to be a luxury to travel across the country by air and the average citizens have to travel by train or bus.
Pilots were considered the elite with high pay and perks.
Now, it's totally changed to a typical travel mode. There are hundreds of airlines out there to compete and airlines have to lower fares to attract flyers.
And In order to make money with reduced fares. REDUCE COST and that means lower pilot wages and perks. (+ cutting back meals in flights, pillows, weight, etc....)
It perfectly makes sense that airlines are lowering pilots wages because of the demand for low fares. It’s just the reality of the industry.
I seriously don’t blame Cathay for this. It’s an occurring theme with all the airlines.
So if you still want to join the program, by all means. In fact, we need cheap pilots out there to compensate for our lower fares.
It’s really a brave thing what you guys are doing, not only are you responsible for our lives up in the air; you’re also responsible for reimbursing our flights as well. Keep up the good work cadets.