Ok, Do the math yourself. And you will find that a 2 year upgrade is impossible.
535 pilots currently on property.
PSA plans to hire 400 pilots. That would be 935 pilots on property.
415 Captains 420 f/o's.
Currently we have about 260 Captains and 275 f/o's.
If we needed 415 Captains that would be 155 upgrades.
So the top 155 f/o's would get the left seat.
Ok we are still having attrition, 4 per month or maybe high of 8.
That is 50-60 a year.
So the top 155 f/o's get the left seat. Plus attrition will make that 200 or so.
If someone gets hired today i cannot see any possibility that they will get a 2 year upgrade. Once the hiring and upgrades stop we will have about 50 leave a year. So it will still take an f/o 4 years to get from the bottom to the left seat.