Originally Posted by
sflpilot
The guys on the sidelines are not getting any younger and the airlines cannot possibly make it worth it for them to come back. They would be starting at entry level seniority, there is just no way. So what we are left with is the new guys.
SFLPILOT is right. Why would someone who is successful in another occupation return to the airline flying after a significant absence. I left professional aviation and went into teaching and management. Sailplanes (SSA) and sport aviation (EAA) is where I got my aviation fix. I could have bailed out on a $75,000 a year job (home every night) ten years ago and become a junior First Officer.
"What you have left is the new guys." Take care of your new FO. Mentor and teach him/her. Someday he/she might be giving you a line check.
