Originally Posted by
Beagle Pilot
Agreed. The money is adequate. Captains are fairly compensated pay wise, but the benefits and treatment still suck. First Officers are severely underpaid which is why we should make FO pay a priority. If they have to be pilots who spend a large portion of their career in the right seat, then they should be paid a level of pay which can sustain them for that long.
I'm around #600 on the seniority list with 20 years and another 11 to go. I rarely drink, don't smoke, eat healthy and exercise regularly. Enjoy your wait.
The good news is that a fair portion of our senior pilots don't take very good care of themselves and probably won't live to age 65 much less fly until that age.
Do you have any idea how many eagle pilots will be retiring in 2012 +5 years out of curiosity?