Shaka Zula
I am not so misinformed about USA state or company pensions schemes as you suggest. I am married into an Amercian family whom I was visiting last week.
My brother in law is a retired pilot and his wife is a current flight attendant. I will phone them this evening for confirmation on whether or not they are excluded from all USA pension schemes due to the nature of their jobs as you suggest they are. I was under the impression my bother in law was on a good pension. He retired aged 60, so I suppose that is all right.
Do you really mean people who work for USA airlines have absolutely no pension rights and have to work until they drop?
I was told USA pensions are quite good, perhaps I was misinformed, I will see this evening.