Originally Posted by
max8222
Believe me I remember it, with a stroke of a pen 300 over age sixty engineers moved back to the left seat. Then add on no retirements for five years and a totally crap economy thrown in the mix.
Lost my WB captain bid and got an extra five years as an FO.
So yes I remember.
So a two year extension in the largest hiring boom ever in airline history is going to make this practically a non event.
I know you are going to say you got stuck at a regional longer. Probably a better deal than in 1993 when I got out of the military and me and most of my friends were either unemployed or working some crap job. So yes everybody has it tough every once and a while.
You want me to cry for you go live in the slums of Mumbai, you got nothing to cry about.
That's fine. It's your turn to sh*t on the pilots under you. I get it. But don't try to spin it than anything other than that. And I'll be sure to do what's in my limited power to stop 67 from happening.
And I promise I won't use my bad times as an excuse to treat the next generation poorly when it's my turn.