Originally Posted by
beamer
Greed, pure and simple - the guy needs to get out more - must be a delight to fly with for a young F/O.
Greed? How is it greedy that he wants to continue at Air Canada and not start collecting his pension.
If he were truly greedy, he would have no problem retiring from Air Canada, collecting his pension, and then earing a top salary from Turkish Airlines on top of his pension. "Double Dipping" would produce much more money for him, but he is not interested in more money. He only wants the basic human dignity of continuing to work at his place of choice.
The only greedy ones I see are the impatient youth with dollar signs in their eyes lusting after the higher paying job.
A very simple solution to all this is to let one pilot retire early for every pilot who retires "Late".
No career stagnation, and no cost to the pension plan, or company.
A win-win for everyone.