Lear70
JAFFO
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And that's exactly why I'm starting to think about bailing the U.S. aviation market if our new contract isn't just *STELLAR* and the Midwest deal goes through, lengthening our upgrade times.I've not been called from CAL, but at the same time I completely see Pocono's point. Pay, no insurance, and a move to a city like Newark are my reasons for not pushing hard for CAL.
It would take somewhere around 10 to 11 years for me to go into positive numbers (to recover the cost for the first several years) to make the jump to CAL. At FedEx, UPS, or SWA, I would be into career earnings growth in the second year.
For a young pilot, the mainline guys on the board are correct. For a pilot in his late thirties to early forties, the math works out differently. CAL is obviously a better long term future, but the choice really hinges on how old you are when you make the jump and where you want to live.
If you really want to fly internationally as a CA for a Legacy carrier, if you're not on board NOW at that carrier and you're pushing 40, you're going to have a hard time making it to widebody international CA before mandatory retirement.
Just a thought.