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Originally Posted by 911_Dude
In a couple of weeks we will know everything there is to know about this co-pilot. What an incredibly selfish way to take your life. And to take with him over a hundred people that trusted him to get them to their next stop.
This is not good for the industry at all. I know that in the US pilots are allowed to be medically treated for depression and still retain their license. I never thought that was a good idea.
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Pay is a factor here too. I maintain that you would not see a 150K-250K Delta pilot do this. Besides, the Delta (or any major carrier worth a damn) hiring captains would spot this looney in the interview. Yes, Delta (et al) pilots, red-blooded American citizens, have it very good and are the best of the best. Low-cost budget carriers (and fly-by-night cheap cargo carriers) attract the guys who cannot get hired by the higher paying carriers. The fuc*ups and the losers with problematic training and flight histories wind up at the lower end of the pay scale.