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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by wil421 on Thursday September 14, 2023 @08:48AM (#37508248)
The best airline pilots get the best routes for the best airlines and are mostly retired military. At the other end you have cargo pilots and regional flights that carry a brand of major airline but are operated by a different company.

Look at salary differences.

https://www.thepilotguys.com/blog/airline-pilot-salary

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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by AptExtrapolatio on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:13AM (#37508555)
>The best airline pilots get the best routes for the best airlines and are mostly retired military.

Curious about this. I'd have thought going the civilian route of flight school should put one on equal footing on this regard? Or are you saying that just statistically more long-tenured pilots are retired military?

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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by flerchin on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:03AM (#37509217)
In general, these are due to union rules. The union decides what the compensation is, and it's largely by seniority. The airline makes no more money from retired military pilots than they do from any other pilot.
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