Originally Posted by
JAARule
What you don't or won't understand is that guys don't leave because whatever they'd be going to is not as good as what they have at EK.
Guys join EK for the money and the relatively fast upgrade. Once they are close to the upgrade they do not want to give it up and once they are in the left seat they only want to stay in the left seat. That leaves, in Europe at least, only second tier companies to go to like Norwegian or Ryanair etc. if you are in your mid thirties just swallow your pride and try to join a “career” airline on the bottom of the list. I did that and I believe I made the right choice although I have had my doubts. My mates in EK are always complaining but don’t want to give up the nett take home pay or their commands. In a way we as pilots are our own worst enemies...