Student pilot to Delta Air Lines in <12 years
02-03-2015 | 07:25 PM
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02-03-2015 | 08:17 PM
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Beat me to it, lol.
I know a guy, hired with less than 150hrs, retired at 60, and has a 35yr ALPA pin with a star. ( and only because they don't make 37yr pins).
You are right, there usually is a better story.
I know a guy, hired with less than 150hrs, retired at 60, and has a 35yr ALPA pin with a star. ( and only because they don't make 37yr pins).
You are right, there usually is a better story.
02-03-2015 | 08:19 PM
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I'm sorry but the ultimate winner was a United pilot in our jumpseat from LAX to SEA. He was upper 50s and a 747 CA. I inquired how long he had been at United which led to how old he was when he was hired. Turns out, this guy was hired at United Airlines at the age of 22 in 1978. He was furloughed for about 3 years or so in the 70s but other than that has had a great career. That's 35 yrs of service already and he still has another ~8 yrs left. He'll retire at 65 after having been at United for 43 years!
02-03-2015 | 08:20 PM
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Boy I am really screwing this thing up. My first flight was 10.5 years ago and I have not even upgraded. I am still on forced reserve. To think there were street captains at Mesaba when I was hired but I was too young to upgrade for a little over a year. And a merger and bankruptcy later I am just at close to the bottom as I was 6 months into Mesaba.
02-03-2015 | 08:34 PM
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Boy I am really screwing this thing up. My first flight was 10.5 years ago and I have not even upgraded. I am still on forced reserve. To think there were street captains at Mesaba when I was hired but I was too young to upgrade for a little over a year. And a merger and bankruptcy later I am just at close to the bottom as I was 6 months into Mesaba.
Most of the people I know were instructors or students when 9/11 happened. There have been a lot of derailments for many. Sometimes multiple. You can only truly know at the end of your career.
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