Originally Posted by skylover

Another question - if someone were to begin with a regional at the beginning of the peak of retirements (in between 2018 and 2024), (a) how would movement be at regional airlines, and (b) how quickly would someone make it from regional FO -> regional Capt -> major FO? Just a guess?

Because if majors are hiring steadily (which is pretty much a given - not necessarily a "shortage," but certainly a great deal of hiring), the more senior guys at regional airlines will jump over to a major, freeing up space at a regional and forcing regional airlines to hire quite a bit, right? In other words, for someone who will be beginning their career with the airlines around 2020, it is a good time for both regional and major hiring a few years later, correct?