Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
The best timing was 2014NH
Then 2015-mid2017
Then anymore hired between 2021-mid 2022
Late 2023 + will take much longer, even though they think the upgrade might be close, I can bet the hopes will start going away in a year or so as upgrades and progression is more “normal”.
In velvet they said they are not planing to stop hiring, about 1,000 a yr for the foreseeable future. Delta nailed it with the Airbus vs Boeing orders. It wouldn’t surprise me if they active the 75 A321Neo options.
I have no doubt they will take all 220/321/350/737 options. Currently there is no rush, with deliveries backed up.
2018-2020 hires had to wait a little bit to move up, but are all now sitting in the 60% range. Not bad for basically half a decade at a legacy, COVID pain aside. Most of those guys can spend 20-30+ years as a line holding Delta capt (based on average age of hire being consistently ~35). I know a lot of guys who spent their 30th birthday as a Delta capt on a 320/7ER.