Originally Posted by
eaglefly
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.
Agreed. Who know what could happen. Ticket prices go up and some how fuel cost come down (more efficient planes and other sources of power), and the economy comes back around, the govt might break up the airlines. Too many maybes to know. In a good economy with lower fuel cost, with 6 major airlines, many were turning out 2+ billion per year in profit.
Back on topic though, it does seem odd that Eagle at least SEEMS to be gearing up for another round of hiring. Maybe we have become so large, that shrinking us to death is not the most economic option.