This is really adorable, and I'm kind of sad I didn't know about this couple until their retirement flight... We've sometimes seen airlines highlight how multiple generations are working at an airline, how a parent and child may be working together on a flight for the first time, etc. But up until now I hadn't…
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My next-door neighbor (also a Delta pilot) took the buy-out package. His father was a Delta pilot, and is son is a Delta pilot, who will be laid off after Federal aid expires this fall. I was chatting with him last night on his last trip, which his family went along for. His son got to sit in the jump seat of his last leg, which was super emotional for him. These pilots who have been around for >30 years have so much pride in the airlines they fly for. Regardless of if this is true for others or not, he totally took the buy-out package because he felt a sense of commitment in supporting a sustainable recovery for younger pilots, like his son. Cool stuff.
That's a lot of retirement money between those two. Congrats and good for them!
Even cooler part is from just scrolling through their Instagram, it looks like they did a lot of flying together (since she's an FO with 35 years, she is probably at the top of the FO bidding list which makes it relatively easy to pair up). That's a great way to make the job of being a pilot even more fun - get to travel together on their layovers.
@Jan,
If they divest their investment from delta stock then probably yes. A lot of money.
O hey, by the way, they operated a scheduled airline flight safely from takeoff to touchdown, the same way they did their entire career. Bravo Zulu, good night and God speed!
I love that he mentioned the younger pilots. My 15 year old son is on a path to fly, it's amazing how supportive a group pilots are. Last fall we took a quick JetBlue flight to LGB, coming out we were talking with the pilots, the Captain popped up out of his seat and told my son to sit down in the left seat and then talked with him for nearly 10 min about flying. While I don't question my own career path, flying has always been on my mind (Air Force cutbacks in the early '90s pointed me a different direction than flying). It's good to see pilots looking out for the new crop!