Originally Posted by
Aero1900
As a follow up to my last thread:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...rspective.html
I crunched the numbers on the percentage of the regional airline pilots that would be required to cover the mandatory retirements in the next 5 years. In case you missed it: 30% of the current regional airline pilots would be required to cover the next 5 years of retirements.
Now, I want to try and figure out how how many current regional airline captains plan on staying and how many plan on moving on? The term "regional lifers" seems to have a bit of a negative connotation, however, for a lot of guys, staying put will lead to a better quality of life.
I simply want to get an idea as to the percentage of guys who are trying to get out vs staying put?
Depends on the regional but My guess is about 50 percent will stay.......majors will need to hire over 17,000 pilots in 10 years To fill age 65 slots. There are only 18,000 regional pilots today. This is why you'll see majors become real interested in lining up with regionals to ensure there is a continuous pipeline of good pilots who are good employees. Those with shady records will not get jobs at majors. Those will good clean records are a shoe in for a job. Work ethic moves to the top requirements for the millionaire job as a airline pilot.