Originally Posted by
dosbo
Who do you think is going to be hiring in the next two to three years?
There are bunches of furloughed pilots on the street that need to be called back prior to any hiring.

Big picture, people. Mandatory retirement kicks back in in 2 years, and the mainline carriers will have THOUSANDS of retirements over the next 5-10 years! I've heard industry analysts saying that the mainline carriers could hire every captain currently working for the commuters and still not have enough.