Originally Posted by
max8222
They were idiots because then 9/11 happened and then the financial crisis. Instead of being 20 wide body captains they maybe got a few years. Plus less hourly. I know we had a crap contract and we were all management shills but we still almost doubled their total pay if you compare careers.
Could you envision a new order where that may not be the case going forward? Covid showed the airlines are too big to fail. The public is still traveling and the “get my experiences in” economy is showing a stubborn resilience in the face of inflation and rising prices. Someone retiring from FDX with 2x-3x years now may be able to beat their chest about their good fortunes. I am unsure if in the next 2x-3x years we can be assured of your FDX experience to make it rain over a career span (insert BLG manipulation, reserve depletion, established covid schedule revision practices with a CBA that lacks proper guardrails)