Originally Posted by
romeocharlie
Ansett? Compass mark 1 and 2? Qantas circa 2010 for LWOP? Half the GA companies in the top end? Most Delta pilot's wouldn't have spent the better part of a decade in GA flying 210's/Titan's around either to get a job at a legacy - yes EJ's etc for similar money, but it's never been for as long. Job stability in Aus hasn't exactly been fantastic either champ.
They flew commuter turboprops and piston twins for similar ****e $$$. Lots of lost decade (2001-2010) folks at US legacies who did hard yards. I fly with lots of them and am one to some degree.