Originally Posted by Typhoonpilot
To get this thread back on track and not re-hash the age 60 arguement for the 100th time, I agree that the ball is moving over to our court. The notable exceptions remain the USA and Australia. Europe, India, China, Middle Astern countries, and most of Asia are experiencing a shortage of qualified pilots. This bodes well for the profession as supply and demand will tilt in our favor and help us to keep the pay and working conditions acceptable.
My company is having a difficult time finding suitably qualified pilots. They gave us a 10% raise last year, which wasn't enough to keep/attract pilots. We'll see what they do this year, hoping for another 10% minimum. That is movement in the right direction.
TP
you are absolutly right Typhoon, my apolagies also to 727c47, i fell into the "need to lighten up" catergory.Its just that remarks like that don`t enhance our profession,
I see your on the 777 did you know that Emirates is offering direct entry 777 capt if you have 10,000 hrs ,bit far from home but about 12,000 tax free.