A380 Captains are stood down for three plus years on $0 pay.
They got stood down at the start of 2020 and won’t come back till late 2023-2024.Most likely the A380 will not come back. Plus The pay and conditions for the A380 dies when the aircraft goes. It’s only high if you do the overtime and it won’t be doing that kind of flying anymore.The A350 pay isn’t within $100k for the same hours worked.Anyway The good old days of high T and C are gone and are only getting worse. Very poor comparison.
Any lawyer, doctor etc can work for a number of companies. Last I checked they are not stood down unpaid? How many of those jobs get stood down for three years?
Good Barristers earn way more than any Captain. As do Doctors and surgeons. But at least they have more job certainty and portability.
Flying is a dying and uncertain career. What options do Captains have that are stood down? None in aviation.
Good luck to you if you want to rely on that alone. The ones stood down are not getting paid for years so all the best. The Stories are touching but they don’t pay things called bills and mortgages.