Originally Posted by
Ni hao
A few friends here at UA were just talking about this. I just looked up a pilot who is 44 hired 3 months ago. He never gets below 5100 on the list and that's with 21 years at UA assuming age 65 holds. Missing the boat is all relative. I can tell you that a majority of pilots United has hired are 35 and below the last 2.5 years. The numbers will only get worse 2024 and beyond. You could be 44+ in 2024 and never go lower 7000-7500 which is crazy. There was a female I ran into in EWR 2018 she had just turned 23. She spends 21 years under 900 on the list. I was talking to a 25 year old last week in Denver just hired. He only spends 4.5 years below 900. Timing is everything as we all know.
don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. There’s more to career success and fulfillment than beating your colleagues in the seniority game. Pay scales only go to 12yrs.
I’d much rather retire at 10% or 20% at UAL than 1% at a second rate shop. If you’re over 40-45 then it requires a little more consideration. But a good contract should protect all seniority levels