 Stating the obviously unbovious
The airline(s) run on training YOU paid for. Both at the private level and the airline level as they take the cost of training out of your first year pay.
They run on YOUR certificates.
They run on YOUR medical.
They sell YOUR skill set (and certificate/medical combo) to the public.
It's YOUR skill set that allows an aircraft to be moved from point A to point B. Every other job at the airline (including the CEO) is there to facilitate YOU moving that aircraft.
That being said the other job functions are important vital pieces to the puzzle and should be paid accordingly but that doesn't change the fact they are supporting roles.
With all this in mind, a plumber, contractor, lawyer, doctor all hold their certificates and licenses up as something valuable and charge accordingly for other's use of them (via services rendered).
Yet in aviation we've been beaten down to the point where we sell OUR certificates and medicals to the absolute lowest bidder and no one has the balls to tell these guys to go stick it and charge accordingly.
Just something to think about on your next four-day.
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