The problem is the Vaxx mandates.
The many of the pilots are ex-military receiving 20 year retirement benefits from the military.
They don’t really NEED to fly airplanes anymore.
They have moved on to something else in the corporate world or simply semi-retired.
Yep. Every pilot was an officer if they served.
They have degrees, training, and management skills.
High performing men that are not risk averse and are self starters will get employment.
Exactly and more. I am a retired Army Aviator, and I am not the only one of those who has avoided commercial airlines. That business is too volatile, furlough risks are always there, and since seniority is everything in airlines, many of us think that it is not worth the hassle building seniority when we already have a pension and can get a lower-paying but more stable supplemental job elsewhere.
I myself work in the travel and transportation industry, but flying a desk (operations management). And I get to sleep home every night.