Originally Posted by
Half wing
Did AA hit peak retirements yet or is that 24/25 time frame? I know you move up faster at AA right now. UA peaks in 2028. May help seniority progression if a higher percentage of pilots retire by say 2030 at UA. A counter to that is UA has been hiring like crazy since April/May 2021.
Peak? No. I had a AA friend go through their seniority list last year. AA’s massive retirement wave starts right now. I was told spring of 2023 half their list retires in like 6 years.
Even if United grows a few thousand pilots it’s not close unless American shrunk their seniority list from 15,000.
And yeah your counter is correct UAL has hired over 4,000 pilots since the beginning of 2022.