I just got the cleared to train email today, time to upgrade is obviously a part of the decision. Someone posted this here a while back and I reposted it below.
Just checked the ALPA site and it shows about 3000 age 60 retirements by 2018. There are 548 in 2018 alone. Here is the list that shows retirements each year at Delta through 2036.
2007 21
2008 61
2009 75
2010 89
2011 133
2012 158
2013 218
2014 273
2015 348
2016 483
2017 571
2018 548
2019 543
2020 470
2021 419
2022 319
2023 308
2024 306
2025 325
2026 297
2027 228
2028 203
2029 134
2030 92
2031 87
2032 47
2033 28
2034 16
2035 7
2036 1
With those numbers should be about 55% by 2018 with NO additional growth and around 45% if they grow back up to around 9000. I really don't think you will be an FO for ten years unless you choose to be for QOL reasons.
Just checked the ALPA site and it shows about 3000 age 60 retirements by 2018. There are 548 in 2018 alone. Here is the list that shows retirements each year at Delta through 2036.
2007 21
2008 61
2009 75
2010 89
2011 133
2012 158
2013 218
2014 273
2015 348
2016 483
2017 571
2018 548
2019 543
2020 470
2021 419
2022 319
2023 308
2024 306
2025 325
2026 297
2027 228
2028 203
2029 134
2030 92
2031 87
2032 47
2033 28
2034 16
2035 7
2036 1
With those numbers should be about 55% by 2018 with NO additional growth and around 45% if they grow back up to around 9000. I really don't think you will be an FO for ten years unless you choose to be for QOL reasons.