The problems all started when derugulaion came in, 30 years ago and it has been a steady decline since then . The last 10 years have seen major declines in salaries and I think the next 10 years will be even worse. No way can the clock be turned back , the glamour of flying is now a myth just another form of transport. There will still be good salaries but not on the scale they have been , get used to it , guysN Gals