Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
...a thin minority, 15% at most, will get mainline legacy jobs. Look who is getting hired now--flows and ex-mil guys with beaucoup squares filled--SQ DO, safety, IP/SEFEs. I've been around since the '70s, it's a small group that gets hired at majors, the rest fly at regionals, corporates, freight...
Exactly my point. Everyone thinks THEY will be the 777 Mainline CA laying over in Rome. In fact, only a FEW Mainline pilots will ever see a widebody left seat.
Many more will never have the seniority to upgrade and/or stay in a narrowbody for QOL reasons.
That doesn't even scratch the surface of all the folks who will never get out of their RJ.
Airline piloting is a pyramid and not everyone will reach the pinnacle. In fact, many times more will end up flying for Pinnacle. Go for the gusto, but realize there are thousands more applicants than jobs.