Originally Posted by
viking767
I was told AE has 2900 pilots. At 35% of each new hire AA class , it would mean AA had to hire 8285 pilots to absorb all 2900 at the 35% ratio.( I know, I shouldn't do math in public).
I seriously doubt AA could do that in 5 years.
However , with an average pilot age of about 50 at AA, it might not be that much more then 5-10 years to go through the whole AE list.
I'm not so sure. Based on the projected retirements at AA over the next number of years it could easily be 16 years or more for the most junior guys at Eagle. No way is it worth so many years at a regional carrier IMO...