Originally Posted by
tailendcharlie
These guys all think they broke the code - they get to fly airliners without living the airline pilot lifestyle. And it can be a great QOL, no doubt about it. The mistake is not appreciating this as a window of time that will surely evolve or end - basing your entire 3 decades’ career on believing you’ll always be doing day trips out of Bellingham. And being willing to let the company sell you a “guarantee” piece of swampland.
To switch gears on the topic and respond to yours, even with a great contract, I am not sure we can survive at our size with what is coming, we have to acquire or be acquired. People forget we do not even reach the peak of the attrition problem for another 3-4 years, then after that its 5 more years of what we are seeing today. The home every night thing is great for our little boutique airline running with 20 year old airplanes that are paid in full, but if there is nobody here to fly them I am not sure it matters much.