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Originally Posted by
sailingfun
what does that mean ? 5000 dudes ? what % of the pilot workforce is making those numbers. And what are they exchanging in return. I bet they are humping to make these numbers, unless it is some 64.9 year old dude #3 on the seniority list.
We're talking about the most senior guys choosing to stay on for their last five years. It would be nice to retire at 60 or 55 even. But I certainly won't. Even at lowly Alaska I expect to make 300k/yr (today's dollars) when I am in my 60's. I'm not going to leave 1.5 mil on the table unless I really don't need it. After all, I'll have the easiest schedule and most vacation at that seniority level.
Originally Posted by
Viperstick
A 737 captain in my crash pad made $48k in July & already had 130 hours credit for August as of 9 August. Not saying this will keep up for five years, but for those in low density, high demand positions, there's a lot of coin to be made.
Exactly.