Just to be clear.....aviation is FAR from the only industry that is being severely affected by this 100 year crisis. The whole US and world economies are in a free fall. There are PLENTY of my friends who are outside of aviation that are staring down the same barrel as we are, so to imply that this is just an aviation thing is far from true.

Even within this industry though, cargo not only seems stable, but humming right along. Anyone trying to enter the industry now, or is a newbie who is looking at a furlough, and has the fortitude to stick with, should consider putting most of their eggs in the cargo basket.

Heck.....in 5 years if I have an offer from DAL and another from FDX with the same class date, I'm absolutely going with Fedex, even if I live in ATL. Heck, in that scenario, I'd even leave DAL with 5 yrs seniority to go to Fedex. Its just that much more stable than pax flying.

Think about it.......how many pilots since 9/11 and 2008 have the cargo carriers furloughed, vs how many have the pax carriers put on the street? At least an order of magnitude more.

Oh......and lastly........nothing is more MISERABLE than being in an office, doing something you hate, no matter how much more you make than flying, and no matter how stable the work is. Life is way too short to be unhappy doing something you loathe.