Age 65 Stinks

[FoxHunter]

you sir on top of being a moron, you are a liar.

Please tell me when has Delta furloughed somebody for 8+ years. The other first officer on this trip was hired July01 and furloughed soon there after. He came back at the first recall on October 04. A good buddy of mine was hired in late 91 and furlough thereafter, he came back 95.....so and so on. Since you claim to know BM I assumed you are a DAL guy, so when did you exactly get furloughed 8+ years without a recall.....

...Right, anyway, increasing age 60 is wrong, it's why Prater was elected. I flew at CAL mainline for 17 months in 05 so I know. Prater was put in office for one reason, raise the age 60. That's why he got the necessary money to get to the ALPA top office. The flip side of that coin is, he will not be reelected to office, and, he will go down in history as the worst ALPA president ever.
He has screwed so many junior guys at his own airline it's not even funny. And even at his own airline, they're still trying to take it back...... I wish them well, and at least I hope they don't have to show up 30 extra minutes early at check in, without counting towards duty or per diem..... That's Prater airline.

I never heard of BM until his name was mentioned in an email sent to me. I started with Seaboard World Airlines as a DC8 F/O, worked 6 months, furloughed the first time 5 years, recalled worked 5 months, furloughed 2 months, recalled worked three months, furloughed three months, recalled, worked three months, furloughed two years, recalled thought I had a steady job, 747 F/O, Flying Tiger Line bought Seaboard. Forced off the 747 back to the DC8, then furloughed by FTL out of seniority. Recalled 6 months later after a settlement. In 1989 FedEx bought Tigers. Pure dumb luck, the only important thing in this business. BTW while on furlough I worked for Capitol International, East African Airways, Beech Aircraft, Aerovias Quisqueyana, International Air Bahama, EFS Bahamas, Sterling Philippines, Evergreen, ONA. Hope I didnt leave any out!

Never tried Delta.

 

[The Prussian]

My wife is a miitary flight surgeon, and she's vehemently opposed to raising the retirement age. A number of her peers feel the same way... I guess it's only 'certain' medical experts that say it's OK.

YES!....Those that don't have a vested interest.

 

[zonker]

I turn 65 Oct, 2012, Original DOH 7/14/69

297 hrs. this year so far, 48 Landings, fly either international or to my home town.

Wow, that is an awful schedule...and your age doesn't bode well for you.

You have to be worried about your health.

 

[FoxHunter]

Wow, that is an awful schedule...and your age doesn't bode well for you.

You have to be worried about your health.

I've been worried about my health since I decided I wanted to be an airline pilot, I think age 16.

My primary care Doc says I'm one of the most healthy patients he has.:beer:
I still try to run 3-4 miles a day, play golf, ride a couple of horses a day. Worked real hard to make it to age 60, now have to shoot for 65, heck in another couple of years it may be 70 or greater!!!

 

[kwick]

I've been worried about my health since I decided I wanted to be an airline pilot, I think age 16.

My primary care Doc says I'm one of the most healthy patients he has.:beer:
I still try to run 3-4 miles a day, play golf, ride a couple of horses a day. Worked real hard to make it to age 60, now have to shoot for 65, heck in another couple of years it may be 70 or greater!!!

That should be your right.

We should not interfere with the free market.

 

[inline]

Thank you Pres Bush for signing age 65 into law. It was long overdue.

 

[zonker]

I've been worried about my health since I decided I wanted to be an airline pilot, I think age 16.

My primary care Doc says I'm one of the most healthy patients he has.:beer:
I still try to run 3-4 miles a day, play golf, ride a couple of horses a day. Worked real hard to make it to age 60, now have to shoot for 65, heck in another couple of years it may be 70 or greater!!!

Ahhh.. Yea sure. you run 3 miles a day. sure you do.

 

[FoxHunter]

Ahhh.. Yea sure. you run 3 miles a day. sure you do.

No, usually 4, for the last 30+ years.:beer:

 

[jonjuan]

Ahhh.. Yea sure. you run 3 miles a day. sure you do.

Why's that? My old man is 70 and runs 5 miles a day.

 

[zonker]

No, usually 4, for the last 30+ years.:beer:

You'll drop dead soon..I can't wait.
:beer:

 

[FoxHunter]

You'll drop dead soon..I can't wait.
:beer:

Why am I not surprised!!!:laugh: Small little pr$cks like you have given quite a few guys the real incentive to stick it out to their 65th birthday. Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

[The Prussian]

You'll drop dead soon..I can't wait.
:beer:

..............and with those last 3 prophetic words, Zonker's post count suddenly and mysteriously dropped dead at 575......

:beer:

 

[Flopgut]

I never heard of BM until his name was mentioned in an email sent to me. I started with Seaboard World Airlines as a DC8 F/O, worked 6 months, furloughed the first time 5 years, recalled worked 5 months, furloughed 2 months, recalled worked three months, furloughed three months, recalled, worked three months, furloughed two years, recalled thought I had a steady job, 747 F/O, Flying Tiger Line bought Seaboard. Forced off the 747 back to the DC8, then furloughed by FTL out of seniority. Recalled 6 months later after a settlement. In 1989 FedEx bought Tigers. Pure dumb luck, the only important thing in this business. BTW while on furlough I worked for Capitol International, East African Airways, Beech Aircraft, Aerovias Quisqueyana, International Air Bahama, EFS Bahamas, Sterling Philippines, Evergreen, ONA. Hope I didnt leave any out!

Never tried Delta.

So when you were furloughed there were jobs available? Lucky you, indeed! That's not the case these days and your enthusiasm for this painful reality being visited on those junior to you is clear. The fact that you are enjoying making it worse for them is sickening!

BTW, were you jumpseating to Mexico City out of IAH about 3 years ago?

 

[Flopgut]

Forced off the 747 back to the DC8, then furloughed by FTL out of seniority. Recalled 6 months later after a settlement.

Tell us more about this settlement?

I'm working on an idea for a sort of settlement that might rectify the retirement age issue. I want to sue ALPA.

 

[Flopgut]

Pure dumb luck, the only important thing in this business.

Maybe I'll get lucky.

That should be your right.

We should not interfere with the free market.

Did you find a job?