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Old 05-08-2026 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MrBogardi
Probably not. The times probably dipped like the rest of the industry. Sub 5 year upgrades aren’t sustainable for career companies. Maybe they are and I’m wrong. Constant uninterrupted growth sounds great.
No not sustainable without ridiculously unrealistic growth.

If average pilots spends 30 years at his major, and 60% of pilots are CA's, that's a 12 year average upgrade.

Add in some realistic growth and you get maybe 10 years.

Account for those who bypass, you can maybe typically sneak in at the 8 year point (but then stagnate and maybe get forced back down).
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