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Old February 9th, 2007, 17:10   #19
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Default Re: Skybus Airlines

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Originally Posted by skydog View Post
To some people, an airplane is an airplane. To some pilots 65K is a raise, especially if you are coming from a regional. What would you rather do? Make 30-35K flying a Beech or Metro in crappy weather with no autopilot and no flight attendant; or make twice that flying a modern jet aircraft above the weather, and be able to ring the call button and get a copy of coffee or bottle of water.
See? Who says low paying jobs lower the bar for the rest of the industry?
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