Originally Posted by
Aero1900
FedEx aside (it's not likely to get hired there anyhow)
All the passenger airlines pretty much have the same retirement plan. 14 to 16% DC fund.
It matters more how much you make and how you invest it. Don't worry about which airline to go to. Go to any of them and then make smart financial decisions when you get there. A lot of pilots don't do that part well.
Stay married to the first one
Contribute the max you can to the 401k (19,500)
invest in low cost index funds
don't pay an investment advisors fee for 30 years
enjoy your life.
I 100% concur with the be smart with what you got plan. I 100% disagree with the defeatist attitude that you can’t get hired at the company you think is best. Investment advisors will charge you tens of thousands over your career to tell you something any slightly above average idiot can figure out. We don’t need to be rocket scientists to retire comfortably and provide a nice chunk of change to our heirs.