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Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2019
Posts: 78
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2019
Posts: 78
I'm having fun; still doing 121. I'm enjoying the fact management is desperately trying to retain pilots and ALPA is standing on the sidelines watching management throw huge sums of money (far above their contract limits) to attract new hire pilots. Hillarious. They should have listened to us back in the 1990s when we said, MORE MONEY! But now I'm hearing management and their ALPA todies are running to the government wanting to increase the mandatory retirement age to 67. I say bull$hit on that.
https://japantoday.com/category/nati...-with-shortage
Problem with that though is ICAO limit is still 65 (unless they get THAT changed too). So for most of the legacies, they'd have to shuffle senior pilots off WB's down to NB's. Then they'd have to work schedules to avoid Canada and Latin America, unless USG can do some kind of drug deal with them.
How many 65 y/o WB CA's really want to take a paycut and fly domestic scheds? Many would just retire.
But for the NB-only airlines, it would probably help... senior guys already accustomed to the schedules might keep going for two more years.
But you don't have to go to work...
I think you're right, and I said as much... if they can stay in their seat, keep their schedules, not have to re-train on a new plane, etc. People that age don't like disruption and change.
I think you're right, and I said as much... if they can stay in their seat, keep their schedules, not have to re-train on a new plane, etc. People that age don't like disruption and change.
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,948
Could happen, precedent has been set...
https://japantoday.com/category/nati...-with-shortage
Problem with that though is ICAO limit is still 65 (unless they get THAT changed too). So for most of the legacies, they'd have to shuffle senior pilots off WB's down to NB's. Then they'd have to work schedules to avoid Canada and Latin America, unless USG can do some kind of drug deal with them.
How many 65 y/o WB CA's really want to take a paycut and fly domestic scheds? Many would just retire.
But for the NB-only airlines, it would probably help... senior guys already accustomed to the schedules might keep going for two more years.
https://japantoday.com/category/nati...-with-shortage
Problem with that though is ICAO limit is still 65 (unless they get THAT changed too). So for most of the legacies, they'd have to shuffle senior pilots off WB's down to NB's. Then they'd have to work schedules to avoid Canada and Latin America, unless USG can do some kind of drug deal with them.
How many 65 y/o WB CA's really want to take a paycut and fly domestic scheds? Many would just retire.
But for the NB-only airlines, it would probably help... senior guys already accustomed to the schedules might keep going for two more years.
Would theoretically abrogate seniority too. Imagine you had a 66 year old hired at 55 and a 35 year old hired the year prior to the 66 year old. Would the now 45 year old have to give up potentially desired domestic trips because the 66 year old isn’t allowed to go international?
But in reality, widebodies usually go senior, especially CA slots so there should be plenty of volunteers.
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