My father flew for a major carrier in Europe and for as far as I can remember I wanted to be just like him.
Reasons:
He enjoyed his job tremendously.
He had lots of time off.
He made big bucks.
Numerous other reasons.
I also remember him telling me there are always those who will criticize your salary.
They are always the ones who make less than you and the ones who have no clue what it takes to become a pilot for a major airline.
Well, I’m a wide body Captain now for a major US airline and enjoy it for the same reasons mentioned above.
For those of you who would like to attack my pay situation, pick up an application form and mail it to your own national airline. See what happens.
To my colleagues at BA, this too will pass and your airline will recover. I hope to read about your 20% pay raise in the paper by that time.
Okay, I have to take my BMW 740il to the carwash now.
Fly safe.