Originally Posted by TNDeltaFlyboy

I hope that light's a fire to get things started for you. Delta retired twice as many pilots last year than the company forecast. As long as the economy keeps chugging - or limping along - I'd say it will be this way for years to come. This newest Captain is a Feb 2014 hire. That year we hired over 900. So, unless there's a lot people just chomping at the bit to upgrade in record time, I think it'll stagnate just a little bit and settle around 2-4 years.