@arnold mate that is not the starting rate!, pull your head in!, the starting rate was probably 5 or 10 years ago when this bloke was flying for $100 per week while he slogged his arse off in the middle of no where getting up his hours to get an airline job!
Frankly $160k for 2 years of training and then 5 or more years to build the hours to get an airline job is selling your 'mate' Short... He's with more!
Not selling you blokes short, because without you there is no airlines, I know you think it's alot for us 'button pushers' but you spend 7 or so years to get yourself into a position to strap yourself to the front of a shiny jet and cart 100's of people through the sky at 3/4 the speed of sound, spend nights away from your family and friends and tell me your not worth $160k??
He's worth more!!! Particularly on a stormy night when your enjoying a beer down the back!