Yes, if you ask an exTWA pilot, they will be proud they started at TWA. There has always been a certain class act about the airline and the pilots that flew their birds. (Not me saying that, but many other legacy pilots have said that.) Indeed, their slogan was an airline run by flyers. On any given day you could be paired with Jack Fry, the CEO, in the left seat or the owner, Howard Hughes. With all his eccentricities, Howard was a darn fine pilot.

It has been almost 20 years, most of the CA have retired. Most of the FO that got the staple to the bottom have become CA. If you ask, you can understand why they feel they got the shaft (hence the Mccaskill-Bond act prevents that from ever happening to someone in the future.) But, as a whole, they have said to let bygones be bygones, let’s move ahead and make the most of the time (and good money) they still have until retirement. They are just glad they get paid for doing something the enjoy. 😀