Originally Posted by rickair7777

Well you can sort of time the pilot market, because the retirements are known and the timeline will not change (at least not by more than a couple years).

With that said, there are still decent retirements through the en of the decade.

It then tapers off into the mid 2030's.

Bottom line, I'd say we're still in a window where a seniority windfall (by historical standards) can be had. Given that, I wouldn't waste any time if you're going to do it.

As long as you have a few decades, those retirements will benefit you one way or another... even if there's a big industry downturn now with say a recovery in ten years, the retirements will have created a large void and hiring will go crazy trying to catch up (like post covid).