hello everyone,

i have a question for the "older" airline pilots out there, specifically pilots who have been in the industry for a good number of years...

I know the industry is cyclyical. it has its ups and downs. But is this recent downturn in the industry something you have seen before, or is it much bigger? is it as bad as all the "younger" pilots say it is?

The reason why i ask is because i feel like the aviation industry is very much in trouble with no hope for the future, and for a guy in flight school this is very disheartening. i talked to a united pilot the other day who has been flying for a very long time. he said he has been through many hard times (furloughs and bankruptcies etc) but that this recent turn of events is just the usual biz. i remember after 9-11 everybody thought it was game over for the aviation industry...but it bounced back up and became stronger...i just wanna know what the experienced pilots think of it all?

thanks a ton! p.s sorry for the spelling...it's late and i am too tired to use spell check haha