Originally Posted by Bergman

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.