Originally Posted by Sunvox

Retirement, retirement, retirement. Did I mention retirements.

As to how a company treats pilots that changes with the wind. Have you read the vitriol against DAL management on hear? And, at AA I can't imagine sharing a cockpit with USAir guys or AmWest guys after the SLI comes out. Also ask lots of questions about reserve rules. Can days off be "rolled"? Plus AA has some horrible contract gives like 3 day ten hour trips. Not allowed at UAL 'cuz contract says min 5 hours per calendar day. Or how about being asked to go to training in the middle of the night? Lots of "devils" in the details when it comes to life at the bottom of the list. Get informed.

UAL has hired about the same as DAL. Don't know what the numbers are at DAL, but at UAL we are retiring 400 or so per year for the next 7 or 8 years.


DAL 18/777 and 9/747s

AA 67/777 and 0/747

UAL 75/777 and 22/747 and 15/777 coming in 2017 for a total of 90/777 plus 35/A350s coming starting in 2018

and no I don't think an A330 deserves to be in this count as it is 200,000 lbs lighter at max and pays less.