Thanks for the clarification of when new hires will be able to upgrade, as well as the timeline. Helpful if waiting for a certain % to pull the trigger, as the percentage currently shown won't be realized till it sounds like this summer. I also agree there will be upgrades to be had after these huge vacancies. I just believe they will be in much smaller amounts, and much more competitive sr. wise. But yeah, with retirements alone, and honestly people needing a break after 2 years of NB reserve there will still be consistent movement NB left seat.

I wonder if those who took bottom captain bids in IAH are starting to question their decision. They're not going to have people coming behind them for a while now.

if you live in Houston, enjoy the new reserve rules when they implement. If you commute, switch bases.

age 67 is going to pass whenever congress gets around to actually passing a budget. Probably not this year, and maybe they'll drag it out with CRs until the next election cycle. But at some point in the next 18 months age 67 will happen and the retirements will slow considerably for a couple of years.

I'm still thinking it won't pass. But it's far from a garuntee. I mean, any number of things can happen in the future to gum up the works. But assuming we keep age 65, and we don't run into another catastrophe that brings the economy to a standstill I still think people will be able to upgrade somewhere. Though, I do agree that if you want to hold captain in IAH, on the NB and are fairly Jr. that ship may have sailed or be close to sailing.

in most worlds you'd be correct, but in the world of "my airline went all in on PoS guppies", it's a no for me Dogg. I'll pass like so many senior to me. New hire who commutes to perma reserve because you're hardcore maga and refuses to move to California, enjoy your pay rate! Lol. I really want to upgrade though, totally willing to do it, I just cant go from my WB schedule to working 17 days a month flying a guppy and 3-4 legs every day. Give me a different airplane and 1 Hawaii or transcon leg per day, and I'm in there! If the airbus was etops and did Hawaii, I'd leave WB FO yesterday.

It y You could have left that part out. There are lots of reasons not to move CA.

Man, you and me both. The 737 captains around my seniority were all getting 13 days off a month this summer. No, thanks.

$1000 if you can find one pairing anywhere that has 4 legs a day everyday.

Well, there are some 4 leg 1-days… and I’ve definitely seen 7 leg 2-days, but not sure about 8. Point taken though, they’re rare.