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Old 02-01-2010 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lcamp2100
We once had over 810 aircraft - we're now down to 593 and still shrinking. 80s are being parked faster than 73s coming online. We also have the longest time to upgrade of any legacy carrier and upgrades are getting longer. Latest Captain upgrade was a '92 hire. And we also have more guys over the age of 60 than under the age of 40 - this while furloughing. And we still have the BA/Iberia AI to look foward to. Not the career most of us had hoped for I'm afraid - very much a job these days..
You said it, more over 60. In a few years your training department could get a bit busy.
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