Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
widgetseniority.com has a “for new an prospective hires” tab that shows retirement comparisons between the big 3. Your timing will be good for this wave, and if you are hired in the next 6 months and we keep this hiring pace until next summer, it sounds like you will get off probation with close to 2,000 pilots junior to you. but over the next 20-30 years, your seniority may not move up as rapidly as it would at the other 2. Lots of other variables as well.
But there are too many variables, who knows if DAL/UAL/AA stays the same size, grow or shrinks…
Anyone hired today in any of the 3 legacies, should have a good career.