Originally Posted by
Albief15
Don't take this the wrong way, but I cringe whenever I hear a statement like that….
From the late 90s….
Kudwa…at AA…to some friends…"Congratulations on winning the lottery. This is the last job you'll every have…." (or something very similar).
Plato Rhyne Jr…at DAL…."We are gonna hire 60 a month….forever!" Lots of folks don't remember that "forever" was July 01, two months before 9/11, when Delta put on a 12 month (later much longer) hiring freeze.
I do think the business models are finally working. I do think the demographics look very, very good for the next decade. But forgive me if I cringe like a dog that has been beaten one too many times when i hear stuff like that said out loud. Let's just keep our heads down and hope this trend continues….
Our ALPA welcome aboard when I was hired at NWA in '98,
'You guys are going to be captains in 5 years!" Now 16 years later, not even close to upgrade.