Originally Posted by bafanguy
I suppose anything is possible these days, but I'd like to see actual documentation of just how many are actually doing that.
A good friend is a flight instructor in the Orlando area. He spoke directly with two pilots in their 40s from a major US airline who are leaving for Emirates - each with roughly 15 years remaining. Packing up the entire family (kids still in school) and taking them to Dubai... Why not just leave for a stable US airline like Southwest or Air Tran? Why leave the country and union protection? Again, the tax-free salary offer is negated by super-inflation. I wish them well but it surprises me that people would make this decision - but that is just my opinion.