Originally Posted by
ImSoSuss
Well, that's 7-8 years too innit? Also a Doctor can make more than a pilot. Much more. The same goes for a Lawyer or any of the other examples give, airline pilot pay is very capped in comparison. Example failed.
About a year ago I was jumpseating and started talking to the working crew. Turned out that the FO working that flight actually is a doctor in addition to flying for AA. He said he was flying full time and working in medicine part time and that pilots (at least at legacy carriers) have better pay and benefits. I'm guessing he's still out there flying because he looked a good bit younger than me.