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Re:Analysis of the United Airlines passenger removal incident by dingaling on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:40AM (#14155222)
But that wasn't related to their remuneration, rather the structure of the commuter airline business. The copilot was fatigued by living in Seattle but working in Newark for a paltry $24k. Paying her more wouldn't have helped, in fact it might have encouraged more new pilots to try the same.

On the contrary side in Ireland last month we had two experienced pilots, each earning > 120k Euros, inadvertently and fatally fly a Coastguard helicopter into a rock at night. Accidents happen regardless of pay grade.

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Re:Analysis of the United Airlines passenger removal incident by whazor on Thursday April 20, 2017 @06:51AM (#14155570)
Still, having depressed colleagues around you does not help with a persons well-being. It helps to have a healthy working environment with nice and permanent flight attendees. They could notice when a pilot gets depressed before something bad happens.
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Re:Analysis of the United Airlines passenger removal incident by chinathrow on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:45AM (#14155256)
Paying more could help relocate and live in a comfortable distance to where you are based as a pilot.

Renumeration is part of the structure.

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Re:Analysis of the United Airlines passenger removal incident by rollingRelease on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:56AM (#14155306)
But she didn't have to take that job.

No one can account for the fact that someone from Seattle didn't have the resources to take on the job she desperately fought for.

You know what I wanna be? A movie star!

Pay me more than other entry level movie stars because I can't afford to become one on my own, please. I don't want to work at the Starbucks down the street. I want to move to Hollywood, but can't afford it, so pay me more money now to make me the star I know I am going to become once I have the money.

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