Originally Posted by
scambo1
Trip 7, I may owe you an apology. Your last several posts have demonstrated you are not just repeating a mantra. I am both surprised and impressed.
I am aware you have not been here long. For those of us who have been, the ride has not been what was expected.
Our most senior guys, the ones everyone thinks had a storybook career have had the rug pulled out from them many, many times, starting with the B scale. They are approaching a retirement that is a shadow of what they signed up for. The list is much longer but its a start...
The mid pack guys experienced furloughs, bankruptcy, PRP, a decade of stagnation, witnessed the outsourcing of narrow and now widebody jobs, loss of retirement, continued bankruptcy era concessions, etc... Often facilitated by our CBA.
The new guys have the opportunities that none of us endured and the potential for "dream" careers due to the quickening pace of retirements.
My caution to new guys is dont focus on 1-5 years from now. Focus on the next 20-30 years and get smart about scope, your futures depend on it.
Anyway, I am satisfied that you are reading thru the lines and I commend you for that.
I've learned a lot in the past few months. Definitely some big flaws in my thought process plus too much trust in ALPA's statements. Live and learn.
I completely understand your point of view. I believe there are around 8900 other pilots like you who are dead zoners and will be short of the $3.6 million needed to have a 180k per year retirement for 20 years. Hopefully significant progress will be made towards making you all whole again.