Originally Posted by Proximity

Interestingly when I looked at it, progress for me was slow at first but I'd retire at a higher percent at Southwest. This is due to many younger folks ahead of me at Delta at United. I'm not young, but I was in the bottom third of my class here and at the time they hired an older crowd. I'd never be a 777 Captain at Delta or United. However, my 2% system seniority at age 65 at Southwest just means I get to pick the days I work...other than that I'll be doing the same flying I did my first trip off IOE.

The one thing I would go back and tell my younger self though would be to take a serious looks at Fedex/UPS.