Respectfully, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but pilots have been flying all over the world since this epidemic started...they still are. Lockdowns and all. Without having been vaccinated. Let's try to keep our depth and subdue the il-logic.

And let me guess, you probably believe that FedEx pilots die young from flying all night... but the beat cops, city garbage men, OTR truckers and waffle house fry cooks, ER staff, and other backside of the clock workers can make it through the hourglass just fine huh?

Anywho, let's use some logic here, United will retire more in one year than Alaska will in 7-8 years. Alaska has no growth planned outside of regional flying and United has yet to receive it's full allotment/complement of Max and XLR orders to grow domestic and international market share. #15000 will shortly become #10000.

All that being said, Alaska is a great company for people that love the PNW and hate their regional. It's also great for west coast lifers making the switch to civil aviation. I would be hesitant to be on the bottom of the AS list with nothing but the continued attrition at the junior level and slow road to load factor recovery. I don't have any much more to say about it than that. it not a bad job, but it isn't the "LEGACY" job many think it is. The slow negotiation doesn't help the situation any.