Originally Posted by
Packrat
Exactly right. There are 146k+ ATPs in the U.S. How many major airline jobs are there? 10k at DAL, 8k at SWA, 10k at AA, 9k at UA and 1.5k at AS. Face it boys, not everybody is going to get on with the majors. That means a lot of you are going to spend your career slogging along in an RJ or an ACMI carrier.
You need to make sure your MEC NC is getting the best deal for you. You may be stuck with it until you retire.
Of the 146K+ ATP's how many are actually airline pilots? How many have dreams of being with a major? How many of those are still even flying?
Just because you have an ATP doesn't mean you want a job with a major. You can't use that number for anything other than it is. Just a number.