Just to put this into perspective, a binman (refuse collector or recycling coordinator...) in Brum takes home about £45k per annum.
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I'm sure there might be a binman or woman out there who might try and justify their wage but it just goes to show that there are idjits happy to put up with getting paid peanuts to be a captain of a 737 (albeit at a basic wage).
The downward spiral continues but if the egyptians can take charge and make sweeping changes maybe it could happen for aircrew...