I know that there many pilots out there with big time, but I wouldn't worry too much about it frankly . . . unless you are attached to the US that is. I do have to agree that the situation there is not very good at all. That said, two of my friends there have recently scored jobs, one with World and another with Evergreen. And for those who are willing there are still, and will remain to be, lot's of job's offshore. It'll slow down for a while, but so what, you wanted to go golfing for six months anyway. . .

And really, I just don't see the price staying up for ever, if too much longer. Nothing real is driving it and the best airlines are going into a money losing situation now; that isn't sustainable. Parked trucks and airplanes mean drop in demand. When it starts to go it will go down with the same nonsensical rate with which it has risen. At least that is what has happened the last three or four times during the latter part of the 1900's, so I see no reason why not. Nothing like a good bubble.

The US airlines do have a heck of a lot of guy's in there who would have retired if it had not been for the bloody airlines complaining to congress that they needed the crews. Well, just watch the attrition rate over the next 24 months.

Yea, I'm an optimist for sure, but I'm not stupid, nor am I unrealistic; I leave that to CNN.