Charter companies are mostly crooks anyway so of course their business model is robbing aircraft owners
Which pilots seem much more willing to acknowledge when they don't feel as though they're getting their "fair share" of the cut!
Yes it's a competitive and often cutthroat business. Name one that isn't! Some individuals are more willing than others to trade their honor for money. what else is new?
Jet owners tend to run the gamut in this way as well. But for every bottom feeding scumbag operator, there's a higher quality operation doing business in a more ethical manner. I've worked for the bottom feeders when I had to and the better operators when I could. Never found that "perfect" situation so far though.
Hope springs eternal...
westhawk