Originally Posted by
gloopy
No freeze thought, right? As things open up I bet a lot of them jump within the first year which should help the training bubble sitch.
Well maybe, but what are they going to jump to?
Crew resources has already said that they aren't backfilling the 7ER as people bid off that. Some A330s are in for lie-flat mods this winter, so I don't see many openings on that plane either. Possibly some large airplane retirements (B777, B747 and B764) could put a few openings in there. But really - all the AEs in the foreseeable will be for narrow bodies. There will be Captain openings too, but most of the recalls are too junior to hold a Captain position.