Originally Posted by
word302
Except we are actually hiring and upgrading currently in larger numbers than we have done for the last 2 years (which was 0 for most of that time due to circumstances outside of our control) so one of our predictions is based on reality. Yes SFO and LAX will reduce further, which sucks, but SAN and likely other bases will be growing. It's not all unicorns and rainbows but claiming upgrade time will rise to worse than 13-15 years in the coming years is silly.
We hired 40 in 2025 which covers 55% of our attrition for 2025. There will be 20 less captains on the seniority list in June of 2026 than there were in June of 2025, per bid 2026-06. This is the known data for that year. It’s the only known data for staffing in 2026. The only known data for hiring in 2026 is that classes will end in February per the last pilot call.
“SAN and likely other bases will be growing” is just speculation. There is zero data to support that.