It might improve the pension situation if one does drop dead soon after retirement because few seem to have a big enuff pension to live well on nowadays.
I believe it is best to retire as soon as one has earned a service pension and then take a new job that also earns a reasonable pension. The current service pension does not include any element for flying pay and is woefully inadequate for those fliers accustomed to spending at their earnings rate. This is not understood by most people until they are too close to retirement to do anything to rectify the situation.