Originally Posted by
rickt86
Any movement is good though, because it opens things up in different places, which causes people to shuffle around. Say United hires 10, 2 are RJ captains, 2 part 135 and 1 is Corporate 91 and 5 Military. That opens 2 RJ fo spots 2 135 spots and 1 corporate spot. Not all of these will be from the entry level, some guys will go from 135 to RJ fo,some from 135 to corporate some from corporate etc. I know im stating the obv, but people shuffle during upward mobility periods.
Your dad being UAL should give you a leg up there, but they'll be stiff competition. Even back in the heyday of the 90's when most carriers (6-10) were hiring 500-1000/year, applicants had a 1-10/20 chance simply due to the number of applicants vs. available positions.
You can be sure it will be many years before that level is attained again. There will only be 3 legacies and as many LCC's in the future and since not only the majority of expansion NOT occurring at these carriers, but regioanls (at least until the regional new-hire pilot crisis) it will be much slower. In fact, many of these legacies will likely be contracting at the same time, exacerbating the situation.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.