Originally Posted by
OldManRiver
So all the pilots that are almost 65……do you not understand that there are plenty of flying jobs out there after your 121 life. Or are you all admitting that you are harder to train and can’t learn a new aircraft or operate in the 91/135 world?
Get real. It's obviously a lot easier for them to just keep their current cushy gigs, high compensation, senior schedules, lots of vacay, etc. If somebody actually *wants* to work past 65 it's a no-brainer to keep your airline gig, if possible.
Originally Posted by
OldManRiver
Also, if you haven’t financially set yourself up to make it to 67 for SS……..you should speak to a financial advisor. It’s not the junior pilot’s responsibility to sacrifice their career movement because of the 6 times divorced, 8 kids, an airplane, a boat, and multiple house (which you can’t afford without that WB CA pay or crediting 150 hours a month of premium NB CA pay).
It's not going to be the junior pilots "responsibility". Or their choice. It's also not the senior pilot's choice or responsibility. The Gov is going to make the call for us and we're just along for the ride. Why argue about it?
If the age is increased it's ludicrous to expect an old pilot to end their career early for the express purpose of advancing the careers of younger pilots. Who actually live in an era of absolutely unprecedented career opportunity anyway. I'd save your breath on that. If it passes, the old guys will make a decision that's in THEIR best interest.
Originally Posted by
OldManRiver
Or after 65, you should be moved to the bottom of the seniority list as a NB FO to help the new generation of pilots develop.
Tilting at windmills. The law will not address trivialities such as union seniority lists
IIRC, last time the law did specify that pilots who had reached 60 PRIOR to the effective date of the law would NOT be entitled to come back to their previous seniority. So there's that. Those that are already retired will stay that way, unless they hypothetically start over at the bottom.