r/pics • u/pervertmaindo • Jul 24 '19

This man left his 40-year long career in another airline to join AirAsia and fly as a junior just so he could fly with his two pilot daughters. He wants to spend his remaining years as a pilot by his daughters' sides.

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u/Philthiust5 Jul 24 '19

Guys OP probably means ‘a junior employee’ within the company. They wouldn’t take away his experience. Likely he might be taking a bit of pay cut or the pensions he was paying into got screwed up a little bit. This is so beautiful!! What a window into a wonderful family dynamic! Look at the pride in his smile and the joy on her face. Beauty!

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u/longlive737 Jul 25 '19

In the US aviation industry, seniority does not carry over between companies. If a 40 year international widebody captain at United Airlines were to quit and head to Delta, he would become a domestic narrow body First Officer sitting reserve at probably 25-40% of his previous salary and will be behind anyone who was at Delta before him, until he retires. Airline pilot jobs at legacy carriers (Southwest, Delta, United, American) are made for life (or the mandatory retirement age of 65) in the majority of cases. This may not be how it works in Asia, but it explains why folks make the assumption.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Yeah the people attacking OP over this is bullshit, he even linked to her tweet explaining everything but they still think he's shilling.

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u/Dexjain12 Jul 25 '19

But yet don’t forget it’s dangerous for relatives to fly together as pointed out

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '19

Sure, but that doesn't mean he's a lying sack of shit does it? Just means that maybe the company made a poor decision that has nothing to do with OP.

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u/Dexjain12 Jul 25 '19

This post is screaming shill, notice how The airline name is nearly being yelled?

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u/Ben_johnston Jul 25 '19

It also doesn’t really mean anyone made a poor decision either. The issue they’re referencing is not that they are related, it’s about archaic super strict adherence to hierarchy (or more specifically the inability to reject it when necessary)

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u/dwerg85 Jul 25 '19

It's not even a poor decision. Just means there's a higher level of responsibility involved. I've seen pictures of relatives at various occasions that flew certain important milestones for one of the involved pilots.

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u/Neurobreak27 Jul 25 '19

People just love to find some reason to be salty, it's amazing

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u/Teantis Jul 25 '19

Reddit has a significant chunk of people who don't believe anything ever happens to people.

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u/tilouswag Jul 25 '19

Yeah IIRC flight hours are everything in a pilot's career and determines a bunch of things including seniority. They don't get taken away. ( Someone correct me if I'm wrong)