Here's all you need to know. Total mandatory retirements at DAL, UAL, AA, SWA and FedEx in the next 10 yrs = 20,988. Total regional pilots right now for the top 13 = 18,581. Unless you are a knucklehead, don't meet the requirements for some reason, or are going to retire in that timeframe you should be able to get a job at a major airline.