Originally Posted by
sailingfun
With the planned hiring I would expect you could hold FO on both in 3 years. Maybe less on the 767-400. International CA will be 20 years plus. The old gold standard for a good airline career was widebody FO in 10 years, CA in 12 years, international in 20 years.
While everything is still up in the air (no pun intended), it's definitely faster now. Prior to covid, I was supposed to hit 50% on the seniority list (well into non-NYC A range) in less than 10 years just due to mandatory retirements. Now with the early out, guys seeing the light and bugging out early, and the dramatic hiring we're seeing now, I wouldn't be surprised if that gets cut by a few years.
If you're willing to take NYC, I would expect an A position in <5 yrs, WB B in 7-8, and WB CA in, I dunno, 15? Something like 80% of the current widebody As are retiring in the next 6 years.