What should the airlines do?

[Dumb Pilot]

Because Vietnam is a sh!TTY country and no one wants to work there!!!

It is??? Hum? I quite enjoy my overnights there and I find it to be quite an interesting place, but of course you have made this assessment from your vast experience being there right?. But lets place some value in the point you want to convey, that still doesn't explain why the salaries are higher in Japan, England, The Netherlands and all other first world countries where supply and demand issues are as restrictive if not even more than here in the US.

 

[Twisted Mind]

No you didn’t answer the question. I will rephrase the question. Why do you believe that quantity of jobs is better than quality of jobs?

 

[CX880]

Why do we get paid low? One word. Instutuionalized. They have used the unions in a way to lower expectations and the bar. Corporate greed has a lot to do with it too. Why would they pay more thant the absolute minimum? The only thing we got going for us is supply and demand.

 

[CX880]

It is??? Hum? I quite enjoy my overnights there and I find it to be quite an interesting place, but of course you have made this assessment from your vast experience being there right?. But lets place some value in the point you want to convey, that still doesn't explain why the salaries are higher in Japan, England, The Netherlands and all other first world countries where supply and demand issues are as restrictive if not even more than here in the US.

there is a difference between living in and visiting Vietnam on a layover. they pay more because no first world citizen wants to work there.

those countries you mention are socialist, they value colectivisim rather than corporate profits.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

there is a difference between living in and visiting Vietnam on a layover. they pay more because no first world citizen wants to work there.

those countries you mention are socialist, they value colectivisim rather than corporate profits.

Really? I wonder why so many Americans and Europeans are retiring there then???

Sorry kid, I don't recognize you as somebody that has neither the experience nor the maturity to explain to me how the world works.

 

[paid4training]

It is??? Hum? I quite enjoy my overnights there and I find it to be quite an interesting place, but of course you have made this assessment from your vast experience being there right?. But lets place some value in the point you want to convey, that still doesn't explain why the salaries are higher in Japan, England, The Netherlands and all other first world countries where supply and demand issues are as restrictive if not even more than here in the US.

So you live there then and you want your grandchildren raised there? You have zero knowledge of where I have lived or not so therefore you are making an "assessment" from your vast knowledge and understanding or lack there of. If you read and understand my previous post it is self explanatory. It is very difficult either by user fees, availability of instruction, or regulatory restrictions for most if not all countries to promote aviation. If working overseas is so great then why doesnt everyone do it?
If said countries had an organization who's purpose was to promote and support air commerce, those countries would have more pilots chasing fewer jobs like in this country. Like another post wrote, supply and demand!!!!

 

[paid4training]

And this is taken from a website explaining why people are retiring there....

Asian countries in the past and the trend is continuing, which demonstrates the importance of these places when it comes to retirement destinations. As compared to other countries in Southeast Asia, the cost of living is lowest in Vietnam, which makes it one of the most preferred retirement destinations in the region.
http://www.bestplacesretire.com/retire-in-vietnam.html

There is your answer, the same reason you can fly across the country for $99 because the "greatest generation" is cheap!!!!

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Like another post wrote, supply and demand!!!!

You have been fixated in Vietnam as if that was the only place in the world where the salaries were higher than in the USA but you still haven't answered the most basic of questions, you have said that the salaries are higher because the place was "********************ty" and nobody wants to live there, then how about Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, the salaries are higher there because they don't have supply and demand issues? or because nobody wants to live there? the supply and demand situation is even worst in some of those countries than it is here in the US or isn't Europe the biggest exporter of foreign pilots? Why? They have higher salaries because it was hard fought to have those salaries, that is what is missing here in the US. just to generalize and say that pilots are well paid in a particular place because it is ********************ty, its ridiculous

If working overseas is so great then why doesnt everyone do it?

Mostly because their interview failure rate is about 60%:nuts:

Sorry, I am just tired of hearing the same excuses for the salary degradation in the US, the cost of living is cheaper (you can also get pretty affordable housing outside of the metropolitan areas in other countries, even in Europe) we pay less taxes (that is the one that shows the most ignorance, people don't really understand what is our tax liability here in the US) If they raise the pay then the loads will fall (talking about being intoxicated with the koolaid, Jeez) and all the other stupid arguments. I just don't buy them

 

[pilotyip]

If they raise the pay then the loads will fall (talking about being intoxicated with the koolaid, Jeez) and all the other stupid arguments. I just don't buy them

it has already happened, the airlines had to raise fares due to oil increases. The loads have dropped; just look at UAL/CAL how they scaling back because loads have dropped. It is interesting that this is happening in an improving economy.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

it has already happened, the airlines had to raise fares due to oil increases. The loads have dropped; just look at UAL/CAL how they scaling back because loads have dropped. It is interesting that this is happening in an improving economy.

Oil has been rising in price since it first started to come out of the ground PYip, the bean counters are the ones that have to worry about that and set their fares accordantly, airlines around the world are paying high fuel prices and dealing with competition as well but their pilots are paid well, sorry but I don't buy it