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So if anyone has more details please fill in my gaps. But, at TK last month was told the uptake of first year Capts that were awaiting 500 hrs in type is now near 100% which was not the case when CA bids were plentiful and guys were backing out? So UAL will end up with a significant surplus of 737 Capts after all. Again, if anyone is more knowledgeable in this please fill in the details.
No specific/inside details but looks like the 737 fleet is still growing steadily throughout the year according to the SEC filing. I can't imagine there's going to be many upgrades still after the last couple years. I wouldn't say a significant surplus but it seems as if the surplus will be there cutting 4% capacity by the end of the year although it might hit the airbus fleet more.
Upgrades will probably stay pretty senior if/when vacancies happen. Secondary vacancies probably will still happen as the 787 deliveries still happen.