All for the love of flying.
From the airline management team of crooks from HR, it's plain and simple.
BUDGET.
Now just do a simple search to see how many doctors, lawyers, accountants and etc are contemplating self funding to start their flying careers. Let alone thousands of unemployed in both western hemisphere and india who will almost work for free just to be given a chance for a seat in the cockpit.
There's really one direction of our pilots' salaries would go, DOWN.
I'll be overjoyed if my airline just keep adjusting upwards for real inflation.