"Gilded lifestyle....."
Sounds like somebody tried to get hired at BA and didn't make the cut.
How is it that any pilot in this industry ever made a decent wage, supported their family and even sent their children to college? It wasn't the benevolence of their employer that gave pilots a workable schedule and a fair paycheck.
If BA pilot (and counsel) choose to come back and fight another day, so be it. This AA pilot will gladly support them in the next round. The quality of a good airline job did not occur in a vacuum or without struggle. Preserving good jobs will require same.
As for OS....it will end up being a non stop training facilty in this era of pilot shortages. No one will stay for very long. The business model is sketchy at best. We've seen these things come and go. Yawn....