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To be clear, this is for an Ultra Low Cost Carrier starting in a niche market, but what this points to is the STARTING price point all carriers will probably shift to this coming year.

Full article here: https://simpleflying.com/avelo-incentives-new-pilots/

As a helicopter guy with almost no FW experience beyond a PPL, you could do just one year at a regional and then end up at this airline at that level of STARTING pay.  That's guaranteed pay to just sit around and be on call (called "reserve" in airline speak).  As in, you'll make more than that if you're on a line (a normal monthly work shift).

Low Cost Carriers are even starting to consider taking former military rotorheads with a commercial airplane add-on and 250 PIC hours (assuming you're a very qualified candidate from helicopter career thus far).  Any additional ratings will help of course (airplane instrument add-on, airplane multi-engine, ATP-CTP course complete, ATP written complete, etc.). 

They're really that short that these are serious discussions the airlines are considering.  

These aren't hypothetical numbers, gentlemen.  This is for real.  Don't settle for HAA peanuts.