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Re:American Air’s $1 Price Target at Evercore Implies 92% Co... by fennecfoxen on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:06AM (#23079586)
My understanding is that American Airlines doesn't actually hire many entry-level pilots, and by the time you're experienced enough to be hired by any major passenger airline, you'll be making okay money.

The regional airlines, on the other hand — the ones running those little connector flights with CRJs and the like, branded "American Eagle" or "Delta Connection", with a four-digit codeshare and inferior snacks and entertainment — those are a lot less picky, and their pay is a lot more questionable.

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Re:American Air’s $1 Price Target at Evercore Implies 92% Co... by LargeWu on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:19AM (#23079706)
This is absolutely true. The university I went to is known for its commercial aviation program, and draws students from all over the nation and world to learn to be airline pilots. So many of them end up with huge debts, because flight school is crazy expensive, and eventually take non-aviation related jobs out of school because they just can't afford not to. Only those that were probably already very well off, or have connections, or are extremely driven, will ever sit behind the stick of a commercial jetliner for one of the bigs.
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