Originally Posted by
Delta 320Driver
The majority of the pilots hired prior to 9/11 have either been furloughed for more than 5 years and they have also had to bid down to lower paying aircraft and quality of life.
The majority of pilots hired after 9/11 had to stay in incredibly low-paying regional or CFI jobs with no benefits for many years. Or work non-flying jobs just to make ends meet. Or got stuck in the sandbox with the military at less pay and worse QOL than mainline pilots.
Everyone had their own challenges, and we all somehow survived. Carving out part of our contract for one small demographic doesn’t seem very fair.