Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

Less than 1000 hired 2007-2008 between NWA and Delta. Merger, age 65, and recession stopp hiring for 6 years other than 150 hired in 2010. 2014-2020 pretty good movement until covid shut it all down. 1800 early outs but no replacements. Then in 2022 retirements slowly started back up and hiring exploded. In 2023 the massive retirement wave that I’ve been waiting for my entire career finally kicked in and should last another 7 years (if age 67 doesn’t put in another 2 year delay), then in 2030, retirements come to a virtual stand-still again and movement quits for another half-decade or so.