In all honesty, the post was held in the pre-moderation queue due to him being a new user. That doesn't actually display which forum it's in and I assumed it was in the Spirit or Majors forum. So no it's not AA-specific advice, but rather generic.

Was a WB CA for an international legacy, now flying NB FO with guys younger and less experience than myself. Does it bother me? Not one bit. I took the pay cut (which after year 3, became a pay rise), flew reserve for a few months, commuted for a few months, and can hold NB CA in almost every base. It quickly becomes a distant memory.

None of us are getting out of here alive, in the end, the money race is with ourselves

Good luck!

I PM’s this guy. I started over at AA at 56. 8th airline. I was happy at #2, but it left me; I didn’t leave it. Anyway, just heard that a father and son were in the same AA new hire class last month. One on the Bus the other on a real airplane. ;)

Don’t let the InterWebs influence our decision. YMMV.

That's got to be bittersweet. Poor reflection on your choices/luck, but at least your kid got it right lol

That's a super negative statement. We don't know the circumstances of the father, so I'm just happy for them both. Has to be an extreme proud moment to have his son start at a legacy regardless of own's career trials & tribulations.

Got to flag this comment. I’m disappointed, Rick, you are better than this.

It is great to see people landing on their feet. The dad may have been a 135/91 guy who came over to 121, or a spirit guy getting a chance to finish his career at a legacy. Either way, a cool story.

I flew with a lot of people at AWA who were senior at airlines like Brannif, Eastern, Continental and PanAm. Then at AA with TWA guys who had been effed in the merger, twice. Literally 95% had great attitudes, fun to fly with and were happy to have a good job.

Remember, you are only senior to the guy next to you because you left your previous job first.

Both were NK guys. Dad and son

Bummer about Spirit, but that's pretty cool. Really happy to have them aboard.