I have to strongly disagree with all these keyboard warriors who blame pay to fly, MPLs etc. These are the guys and girls who find themselves at the bottom of the heap, in massive debt and with no job, they're left with little options to protect their investment. The reality is, it's not their fault for their predicament, at most naivety. The experienced flight crew, who had enough combined influence during the previous decades, aloud airlines to freely head down this slippery slope which has lead to the situation we have today. It was those who sat quietly watching while airlines brought in self funded type ratings/PTF. Who didn't care as long as their pay wasn't touched, these are the ones who have let the industry degenerate to the state of play we have today.
Well said Grafity.
I can only apologies. As it was my generation who sat on the fence and watched the deteriation of the industry. Not that you can ever get pilots to stick together. It is in their nature to be self centered.