Originally Posted by gloopy

All valid points. I would add that WB Capt isn’t all it’s cracked up to be unless it’s just a personal fulfillment issue. One off’s aside (like the incredibly rare stories of 350 guys making a milly etc) the difference between WBA and NBA is about 75K a year if the assumption is pure hourly rates. That’s 375ish over a career if we’re talking the last 5 years.

However to make that jump always results in a huge hit to relative seniority. And unless you are one of the very few who can cross a million time zones at least twice a week (as a commuter either way no less!) and not have it wreck your health, then it’s not relevant anyway.

I would argue that staying NBA those last 5 years would earn most pilots far more if they know how to work the seniority based system with their increased relative seniority while also being easier on their health for the years that would have an even greater effect for most.