UAL/CAL/AMR/USAIR/DELTA Retirements

[mesaserf]

Curious, Why would your high school dean be talking about a pilot shortage during orientation?

My High School freshman orientation consisted of an all class kegger and bonfire at a local gravel pit. I do not remember a speech but someone had Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked on the tape deck.

My College freshman orientation was what I was talking about.

 

[BrickTop]

2020 seems to be the peak. Bet we have a repeat of the 80's don't expect any movement for at least 6-10 years. 8 yr FO here I come.

 

[Browntothebone]

My High School freshman orientation consisted of an all class kegger and bonfire at a local gravel pit. I do not remember a speech but someone had Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked on the tape deck.

My College freshman orientation was what I was talking about.

I didn't experience one of those.

 

[instructordude]

2020 seems to be the peak. Bet we have a repeat of the 80's don't expect any movement for at least 6-10 years. 8 yr FO here I come.

Upgrade is not a right or a gurantee. Get use to it it's the law.

 

[SennaP1]

I know CAL had at least one medical out this year as well.

Thanks Cap'n.

 

[SennaP1]

I didn't experience one of those.

Oooh Good One. See if any body bites.

 

[Browntothebone]

Oooh Good One. See if any body bites.

What do you mean?

 

[hockeypilot44]

The major airlines have already had their mass retirements from the Vietnam era pilots. They just didn't replace them. Every single major airline is smaller now than it was in the late nineties due to the regional jet. The exception is Delta, but only because it is two airlines right now.

 

[wmuflyguy]

I didn't experience one of those.

Then you missed out on some good times

 

[Browntothebone]

Then you missed out on some good times

I'm sure I missed out on some good times, but I've had a much better time accruing seniority at my major that I would have wasted by going to collage.