Originally Posted by
mainlineAF
I'd rather be at a company that's not growing or even shrinking a little that has a massive amount of retirements on the horizon than go to one that's growing but has a ton of young pilots senior to me.
Retirements have to happen. Growth can be stopped at anytime. I think JB just announced they're slowing their growth plans.
True, your first part goes without saying. Retirements at the legacies far outpace those of the LCC/ULCC carriers.
And it's slightly apples to oranges.
But did not DAL reduce it's widebody order? Sure, they'll STILL retire a crap ton, but still....
And UAL announced an huge order for 737's, only to reduce it to what, 4? Sure, they'll still retire a crap ton, but still....
So it does suck that JB announced slowing growth, but it's STILL GROWTH.