Originally Posted by
Agent1
Comparing the two (at the bottom)... What do the seniority improvement look like at each? Not necessarily a race to upgrade, but more for improved QOL considerations?
Based strictly on Age 65 retirements, advancement - whether to QOL, larger airframes, or the left seat - would be dramatically faster at the new AA than at SWA. The SWA pilot group is significantly younger with a more "tepid" pace to retirements in the next decade or so.