Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
I remember when that used to be true and regionals were less than half the traffic. Thing is, that's no longer true. If what you said was correct, we wouldn't have 7 and 10 year regional pilots like we do right now. They would have spent 1-2 years and "moved on", like the recruiters and colleges told them. Bottom line, that "model" is broken, it hasn't worked like that in years. You need to face reality.
The reality is the retirement age was raised from 60 to 65. This caused the industry to freeze for 5 years. I've got news for you. Your extra 5 years aren't at the end of your career in the highest paying seat. Your extra 5 years are spent in whatever seat you were in when the age limit was raised. For some, this meant instead of spending 2-5 years at a regional, guys are spending 7-10 years. This will change now that the 5 year freeze is over. It is still a stepping stone job. Age 65 affected all of us a lot more than people realize.