So?
It is highly competitive because there are so few positions open (x amount of new planes hitting the air, VERY small), VS pilots coming out of the military who would kill for the chance to get paid to fly.
Once they are in, no competition, because it is based on seniority, right? Not like they have to work harder or better to be promoted, they just have to not panic in the emergencies and sit back and relax the rest of the time.
Occasionally, they have to train on a new plane.
I'm not feeling sorry for them. I certainly don't think this EXTREME outlier should be used as anecdotal evidence to convince people that $250K isn't the TOP of middle class.
