Originally Posted by
Turbosina
Thank you! As I live in SFO, that is quite a significant data point to consider.
That will be the junior base, both seats, for the foreseeable future.
Originally Posted by
Turbosina
Question though -- with all the ex-Bus guys transitioning to the 73, might that not change the equation? I imagine a bunch of senior Bus FOs would be upgrading to SFO 737 CA, and thereby pushing the upgrade time up quite a bit. No? Without access to the standing bid list I have no clue, alas...
All of that is accounted for now, PNWflyer's data point is the latest.
There will always be occasional senior FO's upgrading at any airline, but if there was a big surge from the VX side it already happened.
That said, I don't think SWA upgrade is still ten years, I think it's coming down. But ask somebody there.
Also consider retirement pace, as a % of pilot group size. Those numbers are on the APC Airline Profiles. AS/SW are similar in that regard, maybe slightly more at AS.