Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
If this is based on retirements alone I think we will still see pilots hired less than 3 years being able to upgrade to NBCA over the next few years as the new planes keep getting delivered. So yes, someone hired today could still upgrade by 2029 if we do indeed get 400 more planes and have 2,500 retirements. Should be easy.
The variable that is not taken into account is how many oal 121 captains have been hired in the last 2 years and almost all want to upgrade.