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Additionally, hiring "older" guys now will keep the retirement rate relatively steady, instead of having a giant wave to deal with as is happening at AA soon. And I doubt the company wants anyone at the top of the pay scale any longer than necessary.
What?? You do realize that BOTH will be leaving AA in the future. Thus the training is now two-fold. They need to hire to replace BOTH a new FO for for the FO going to CA (as you said) to fill the vacancy left by the retiring CA and also, a new FO for a FO retiring. There's no balance at all. It will odd to what a seniority list from both sides as a pilot in the middle.Originally Posted by Surprise
I disagree. If a 777 CA retires, that will create a lot of training events as the cascade of vacancies works its way all the way to the bottom. If a 320 FO retires, he can simply be replaced by a new hire. Additionally, hiring "older" guys now will keep the retirement rate relatively steady, instead of having a giant wave to deal with as is happening at AA soon. And I doubt the company wants anyone at the top of the pay scale any longer than necessary.