Not sure why they would be jealous of vacation at NJA when you can do the exact same thing at any major.

We get the same amount of vacation time, and most of the airline industry can work fewer days a month than the NJA guys. If you have even a little bit of seniority, you can stack your vacation just like you can at NJA to get the amount of time off.

It feels cool being on the 7/7 and bidding vacation, but you can easily do that on PBS at the airlines. Mileage varies, but it is doable. Hell, it is very doable (and I have done it) to stack two months in such a way that I have a month off without using a single day of vacation. NJA cannot do that.