Originally Posted by
jaxsurf
I’d just rather do something else for a couple years than possibly erode the PWA and have to endure the results of that for much longer. It’s not like being an airline pilot is the only job in existence.
My thoughts too. I never planned or intended for this to happen (nor did anyone else), but now that I've accepted that I'm getting furloughed, I'm kind of excited to go try something totally different for a couple years. Having a sugga-momma helps too.
After the VEOP, there's still something like 4500 pilots retiring in the next nine years. 1300 or so of those by the end of summer 2023 and almost 1900 by summer 2024. Short of Delta going belly up, all of us will be back on line in three years and personally, I want it to be the same (or better) job that I left. Our contract protects that future as long as those of you that stay don't negotiate it away while we're gone.