Originally Posted by
Fat Old Tired
If you think the Legacies are all rainbows, sunshine and Nirvana, I am sorry to tell you they're not. All the places have their downsides, regionals and majors. These two guys are in training and at the bottom of the seniority list. PDT pilots will now be outearning them for the foreseeable future, as it's very likely these higher pay rates will be extended beyond 2024. Meanwhile, the economoy could slow further and my buddies will be stuck in the right seat of a NB making less than they would have as PDT LCA's.
It's crazy times for sure. But AA has some pretty deep pockets that are causing pilots industry wide to turn heads and give our ole girl PDT a second look.
The Koolaid they’re giving out over there is pretty strong. Yep be stuck at PDT or a legacy, hard decision.