Originally Posted by
CBreezy
That's a very myopic view. Yes, pay was very substandard 10 years ago but it is since improved dramatically. In fact, I know at least a dozen people who started training about the time you did and have been at a major for years now making $200k a year
I think he's on to something about would be pilots walking away from the career in the past. I don't know about 10 years ago, but I know of plenty in the late 2000s who either quit or changed career paths because of the recession/age 65 debacle. You can only put your life on hold for so long...