Originally Posted by
XJPILOT1
XJ is Mesaba. No I have no money. I just don't get so fired up on the subject. I know guys that retired from NWA at 55. So what? I've been around for awhile and good and bad comes and goes. No one and I mean 'no one' knows what will happen with all this crap! The older I get the more I realize somethings are beyond my control, so I don't worry about it. "It is what it is". To quote a fellow pilot.
If you would take the time to look you will see the future.
Denial is no excuse. Good comes and goes but we all are the captains of our destiny. If you choose to avoid acknowledging the obvious then you are doing yourself no favors.
Look at how far the industry has slid in 20 years and continue that decline 20 years into the future and you will begin to grasp what you are in for. On average pilots have lost half their wages since 1978 and are working significantly more for that money.
By the time a 25 year old reaches 65 most likely every airline that we know today will be long gone.
"Hey it is what it is". "Don't worry". In time that mantra will be necessary to make it though the day as your friends and peers are buying houses and starting families.
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