Originally Posted by
DropYourSocks
Personally I don't think the music will stop anytime soon, all you have to do is look at the mandatory retirements on the APC site. I heard from a buddy that AA will hire 1000 pilots next year.
Drop,
It'd take a crystal ball to know for sure. The first thing that comes to my mind is the general slowing of the US economy and the ripple effect on the airlines, top to bottom. If the majors slow down hiring (even in light of the large age-outs in the mid 2020s), fewer regional pilots will move up and regional hiring will slow down. This will give the few regionals taking E3 Aussies an excuse to not take any more...or even not help renew the ones they have now. It won't even require the cubicle droids of the Imperial Federal kakistocracy to do anything.
We'll see...I sure don't know what's coming but LostWanderer's advice to move on it now is probably a good idea if one is inclined. You might get something out of it to help your career long term.