Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
I may be on rsv 6 years in on fifi, but I'm on pace to clear 140k, too... flying around 40-50 hours a month, mostly day trips and 2 days (i.e. home almost every night). I've seen every major milestone of my son so far and that will likely continue.
The only reason my seniority is where it is is because of being in ATL. In other bases I'd be a mid seniority lineholder. There hasn't been any progression either due to age 65, merger synergies, and workrules concessions on C2012. That's about to change and those hired this around will see progression unlike what anyone has seen hired since the mid 90s.
I hope so too. You know what they say about that upcoming progression that hasn't been seen since [insert decade here]. I've flown with too many 737 CAs ex-Aloha to L1011 guys ex-ATA who said they had been told a pilot shortage was coming and yet never came for 25-30+ years that they've been flying. It's always been cyclical. I'm just hoping for the best.