Originally Posted by
Flyboy68
Back to the subject at hand:
Here are some numbers from the APC profile page.
Retirements from 2019-2028:
AA - 8,302
DL - 6,483
UA - 5,163
Total - 19,948
That's just mandatory retirements. Throw in lost medicals, early retirements, and deaths.
Basically 20,000 pilots lost just at the Big 3. Throw in the competition for pilots from FDX, UPS and the LCC's, and it's gonna be interesting.
There will CLEARLY be opportunities, but 15,000 military fixed wing and quite a few RTP guys are going to be competing for those jobs as well as their ADSCs expire. Anyone who believes it won't be competitive is setting him/herself up for disappointment.