Future predictions of industry—Any advice

[Tanker Clown]

Good one On Your Six! I predict that you will remain a virgin living in your mom's basement.

 

[jke406]

Good one On Your Six! I predict that you will remain a virgin living in your mom's basement.

I predict that Tanker Clown's real reason for volunteering as his neighborhood T-ball coach will be discovered.

Got yourself a lawyer yet?

 

[JetMonkey]

You got about as much chance in predicting this industry as you do picking the next lotto #'s. The best thing you can do is work toward your upgrade, learn as much as you can and when the time comes, make the best decisions based on QOL issues (bases close to home, family matters, etc.) after that just hope for the best, that's really all anybody can do. Oh one more thing, don't ever feel bad about working hard for minimums that no longer exist, you became a better pilot because of it. Just think about the all the ones that came before you, in the early 90's you needed 2000+ and at least 500 multi just to get into a small turboprop if you were lucky enough to even GET an interview. What you had to do really wasn't that bad.

 

[p3flteng]

Plastics,

Now that there is funny, when you couple it with the youtube it go's off the hook!

 

[Goren]

Advice??? Open your own small business...stay away from employment at large companies...you will be downsized (right-sized) as soon as there is a "twenty something" willing to do your job for pennies on the dollar...pennies on the dollar and no benefits...just to break into the industry. If my nephew was getting out of college right now I'd tell him to look for a career away from aviation.

 

[STL717]

We may be in control of our airplane when we are at work but management controls how well our career turns out. We are at the mercy of the abilities of management. If management does a good job and the airline grows and prospers, our career does also. On the other hand if management doesn’t, our career suffers.

Our career expectations and advancement may change as top management makes decisions that may be excellent or poor.

Our career advancement may progress well for a period of years only to stagnate later, or start off poorly only to advance well later.

Past performance is not a prediction of future performance.

Trying to predict what airline is the best for you while trying to predict the next 30 years in this business is impossible.

When everything is said and done you have two choices available at any time, leave or stay.

 

[flying zephyr]

Have you thought about a job with ATC. Gov't bennies, pension that won't go away, x-fer where you want to live. very old work force. good pay. everything that the airlines are losing.

 

[Boeing747Driver]

The Future Holds.

More Paycuts
More Furlough's
More Benefits Reductions
More Time away from home
More Time on duty

Did I miss any?

 

[lionflyer]

The Future Holds.

More Paycuts
More Furlough's
More Benefits Reductions
More Time away from home
More Time on duty

Did I miss any?

UAV's. Got to keep them costs down.