Rising tide should lift all boats. That’s the point you missed.
Very easy to miss a point that hasn't been made. You were just comparing current wages I was comparing career cycle costs. Have a read of Sully's book and I think you will get some idea of what has happened in the US during the past 20 years. Oz pilots will get a good retirement out of their super whereas US pilots pensions have been tied to the fortunes of the airlines. Its only been recently that the US has been hiring so all those Delta pilots furloughed 15 years ago have only just got their jobs back in this decade.
Never had your pay frozen with rising inflation, or been stuck in the wrong seat for a decade or two ? Thought so.
Much like your other assumptions-completely wrong.
Rising tide should lift all boats.
What a stupid saying. Everyone knows that the tidal changes in Broome are lot bigger and more dramatic to those in Mallacoota.