Everyone Get Comfortable At Your Regional

[eaglefly]

I know this wouldn't be 100% but think about 5 years of no retirements.
5 Years of zero movement.
5 more years of reserve.
5 more years as an F/O.
5 more years at a regional
5 more years as a regional F/O
5 more years to wait to get on that widebody.

either way it's 5 more years of little or no movement no matter where you are.

I know..........it's tough.

If only ALPA had not done one thing (poll their membership for their desires and then act on THAT) and then do another (lobby the other way and congratulate that result).

ALPA's the flip side of the same coin as management and their primary focus is publishing.

They not only sell the most overpriced magazine in U.S. history, they make it so tens of thousands of pilots HAVE to buy it or ALPA has them fired.

I guess we can add extortion to corruption, but it's the American way now........and this business is loaded with gullible saps that fall for it hook, line and sinker every day.

 

[Flyprdu]

I know..........it's tough.

If only ALPA had not done one thing (poll their membership for their desires and then act on THAT) and then do another (lobby the other way and congratulate that result).

ALPA's the flip side of the same coin as management and their primary focus is publishing.

They not only sell the most overpriced magazine in U.S. history, they make it so tens of thousands of pilots HAVE to buy it or ALPA has them fired.

I guess we can add extortion to corruption, but it's the American way now........and this business is loaded with gullible saps that fall for it hook, line and sinker every day.

If this goes through, I'll cancel this magazine and order "Cruising World" in short order.

 

[eaglefly]

If this goes through, I'll cancel this magazine and order "Cruising World" in short order.

It will, in part because ALPA wants it to....it's BIG money for them and that's what matters.

You'll enjoy "Cruising World" much more.

 

[Superpilot92]

Yeah alpa gets 5 more years of Dues from the highest paid pilots. Thats probably exactly what this is all about!!

 

[Salty Dog]

My dad sat sideways in a 727 for 10 years before he upgraded to FO.

Can you imagine? Summer of '65 napalming commies in your F-105. Summer of '67 yer hired - go fly the panel. Then you don't touch the wheel until Jimmy Carter is President. Wow.

What's "bad" is always relative.

I agree 65 is not a career nuker. I foresee a larger percentage being out by then as well. We younger, healthier guys, however, will benefit the most.

 

[eaglefly]

My dad sat sideways in a 727 for 10 years before he upgraded to FO.

Can you imagine? Summer of '65 napalming commies in your F-105. Summer of '67 yer hired - go fly the panel. Then you don't touch the wheel until Jimmy Carter is President. Wow.

What's "bad" is always relative.

I agree 65 is not a career nuker. I foresee a larger percentage being out by then as well. We younger, healthier guys, however, will benefit the most.

That's the rationalization ALPA is using to line their pockets with.

 

[siucavflight]

No one has to baby sit me.

I dont know if anyone has ever heard this before:

"Once a man twice a baby"

Same goes if pilots fly to age 65. When they first started out they had to be baby sat by a more experienced pilot, now when they hit age 60-65 and they aren't very sharp anymore they are gonna have to be baby sat again.

But anyways eagle, hows that 7year upgrade going?

I love it, try an insult a man based on his time to upgrade.
I guess he could ask you.
But anyways pdub, how is working for JO and Mesa going?

 

[BusDriver12]

House poised to pass Age 65 bill

Charlie Lunan
12/11/2007​

The U.S. House of Representatives was poised late Tuesday to approve legislation raising the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots to 65 from 60.
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. James Oberstar, (D-Minn) pulled the Age 65 bill out of a massive and stalled FAA Reauthorization bill and pushed it through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee he chairs. From there it will go before the full house with 16 other bills, where it must be passed by a two-thirds majority.
A companion bill will have to be passed unanimously by the Senate before it can go to President Bush's desk for signing. The bill would become effective the moment it is signed by the president.
The bill contained language backed by the Air Line Pilots Association. The nation's largest pilots union initially opposed raising the retirement age, but then worked to shape the bill after concluding the change was inevitable.
"We are very happy with it," ALPA Spokesman Pete Janhunen said late Tuesay of the language in the bill.
Here are some details on the legislation:

• U.S. certified pilots could continue flying for Part 121 passenger airlines until age 65.
• There would be no so-called under/over rule for domestic flights. Such a rule would have required there be at least one pilot under 60 on any crew with a pilot over 65 years of age. The 60/65 rule was adopted last year by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to govern international flights.
• Flights departing the United States would be subject to the ICAO under/over rule.
• The bill will not be retroactive, which means that any pilot turning 60 before president Bush signs it, will have no rights to their seniority number. They could, however, continue flying by coming in at the bottom of the seniority list for their existing or another airline.
• Pilots would not be allowed to sue their unions for their seniority numbers.
• Airlines would not be allowed to use the law to make unilateral changes to pilot contracts, which will still have to be negotiated through the Railway Labor Act.

 

[utahrpm]

Not to be a downer, but i grew up on a street full of pilots back in the 80s.

1 Eastern
2 Pan Am
1 Braniff

2 of the Pan Am guys lost their battles to cancer at 48 and 62.

The Braniff guy died from cancer at 52.

The Eastern guy quit the industry and is in great health.

Point is none of them came close to 65. 3/4 were dead before 65.

Have you guys ever seen the FAA study (I think it may have been released as an Advisory Circular) regarding cosmic radiations affect on pregnant Flight Crew members? It concluded that the short exposure time (9 months max) did not pose a threat to the fetus. BUT, if you look at the data (broken down to below 24,000' cruise, above 24,000', Polar vs. Equatorial routes, 15,25 & 35 year careers) you'll find the death rate from cancer to be alarming. 35 years, above 24,000 your chance of cancer was way higher than an officer worker in Oklahoma City (their comparison). Much of my career was spent at low turbo-prop altitudes and short duration flights, and in retrospect I'm glad for that. So another five years at a Regional may prolong your life a bit! Seriously, I lost my copy of the study but I bet it is still available. Good thing for you young guys to read.

 

[Poahi]

We younger, healthier guys, however, will benefit the most.

Here's the reality:

1. The generation who pushed for the increase in the retirement age already benefited by it being lower for most of their career. Oh yeah, and they've also made more than you ever will.

2. The folks who negotiated the over the top concessionary contracts are the same folks who are slowing the earnings pipeline.

3. The amount you will make during your last five years will not offset the cost of waiting, even if you make it to 65.

4. Your life expectancy will decrease and if you work past 60 and your retirement period will decrease as well. If your retirement contributions are affected by life expectancy, your contributions will be reduced.

5. Your elected leadership is lobbying against the majority.

6. Safety had no place in these decisions.

7. There is more evidence the economy may enter a recession next year. Oil prices are up and airlines are under pressure to drop low yield markets and inefficient aircraft. Hiring isn't going to skyrocket anytime soon.

I'm not trying to be doom and gloom or encourage a generational feud, but for gosh sakes, please cut down on the Koolaid.