Originally Posted by
Voski
The stats are staggering:
By 2028, 28,274 pilots will retire -- which doesn’t account for other U/LCCs (i.e. Spirit, Allegiant, Frontier and JetBlue) or regional lifers and the corporate world.
By 2032, a whopping 38,459 pilots will retire out of the 60,043 pilots on the seniority list today... that is 64%.
By 2032, 76% of current pilots at AA will retire and 80% of UPS will retire.
By 2028, some boys still singing soprano will be unrestricted ATP's.
By 2032, some kids wearing pullups tonight will be CFI's.
Defininitely a lot of turnover, but 13 years is a long time also.
And no, I don't think there's any historical precedent.