Originally Posted by Captain Bligh

I can only begin to tell you how many people I fly with whose airline pilot career "expectations" have been dashed on the rocks of this post deregulation industry... many, more than once. Here's a better question: "Does a merger increase or decrease one's career expectations?"

By the way, the date of birth idea, was only my lame attempt at a funny. I was hired at 22 by the same major I work for now 20+ years ago. 10 years of seniority went by until there was anyone younger than myself on our list. I can look at projections for retirement and rest comfortably knowing that I will be well inside of 500 for at least 15 years and retire either number 2, or with a little foul play, number 1. There I go again trying to be funny. Seems I'll never learn.