on the original topic: like has been said before there are thousands more of qualified charter crews and corporate departments that were completely dismantled during this recession.

I think the heart of the topic is that even if there is a strong showing of retirements and movement; there are people with 10,000+ hours waiting in the wings to compete for those jobs. A lowly regional FO that was hired in the 1000-2000 hr range and a couple years under his belt is still going to be at a distinct disadvantage. The CFI's today have what to look forward to? hopefully a job at a regional? in 4-5 yrs? and how many more years before they are competitive to apply to a major?

No thanks. There are jobs that are less demanding and compensated a lot better than instructing/banner towing/going broke for 4-5 yrs.