Flew with a great CA on the 756 he got the seat off a displacement. He was in the seat for a total of 4 months hated all the work hated how much he was flying and since he didn't have a seat lock bid back to FO on the 787.

Don't underestimate the quality of life on a widebody.:)

What happened to the 16000 pilots by 2018?🤡


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We just might hit 13000 by 2018! Which is more than most thought would happen.

Scott Kirby

I think the ball was rolling down that path before he showed up.

All that being said, I'd rather that we're slow and steady without taking a step back, instead of announcing a hiring boom followed by a thousand lives wrecked less that 12 months later (as we've seen before).

As in they are relatively junior?

I think he meant senior. 787 Captain senior.

Most of the downgrades were 756 CA's
though...

Was NEVER going to happen. Sounded good.. but was not realistic.

Lets just hope we only stop hiring in 2018, and not furlough.
Nightmare scenario is what happened in 2008..
We stop hiring in 2018.. and then they raise the retirement age to 67 (or no age).. and in 2019 we start to furlough after the company offers us concessions in lieu of furloughs.

We (US Airline Industry) peaked around 2015. Next 2-3 years are gonna be interesting.

Just My Opinion
Always
Motch

The situation in Korea is evolving fast. Worst case will result in a world wide recession for several quarters and could damage the Korean and Japanese and to some extent the Chinese as well for far longer. You would be surprised what a 20% drop in the stock market will do to ones desire to travel.