Originally Posted by
eaglefly
.....adusted for industry average longevity. That part will most affect those whom are senior captains on 18 year scale or nearing that (or about 700 pilots).
Then again, since ALPA willingly gave critical scope away (I can't think of anything more important), who knows what they'd give away next ?
Besides, the real pressure going forward won't be compensation, it will be jobs (AKA "a share of the pie"), if a likely merger comes to fruition. AMR (or whomever) will almost certainly create a situation where there aren't enough deck chairs and those who want one..........well, may just have to be willing to work for ritz.
The shiny new jets will go to those who want them desperately enough to be the cheapest bidder.
You must not have any friends working any other job in this country?? Or know anyone at all?? You must just hangout with mainline pilots who hangout with mainline pilots all of which never got any real education in anything besides airplanes. Your soap box works great on the internet, gets mixed reviews in the crew room, and gets no sympathy among non pilots. You must be living in a damn bubble. Its not 99. You also must go around saying the USA will shine again, this is just another down term in the economy, and a war in Iran is a no brainier.