Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I think if you aren’t already on the mainline seniority list at any of the legacies you likely missed the widebody CA boat if you’re over 40. Under 40 maybe you’ll have 5-7 years on it. Under 30 maybe 10+.
yeh there’s a significant difference between someone hired today at delta vs AA as far as the widebody capt outlook is concerned. The main factor being that AA has hired far less pilots since 2014ish than delta and also has more retirements coming up.
A pilot hired now at AA will have more time as a widebody capt and be in a much better spot at retirement and the years before too. I’d probably make the plug widebody capt if hired at delta today and be there for the entirety of it.