Originally Posted by
gloopy
Before of after they pump up their relative list 25% with 15 minutes of hiring and then use that against us?
After, they are small, but still.
Hawaiian is growing the fleet by 3 717s and has been adding A330s to the existing fleet. They now fly 717, 76ER and A330-200s.
The existing 717 fleet just was purchased outright 2 weeks ago.
Hawaiians market cap is 230M or about 1.5 new Boeing 777LRs.
FYI, Delta paid cash for the last two 777LRs last year ;-)
Starting in October, Hawaiian will add approximately 20 flights per day between Honolulu and its other airports in Hawaii. The company expects to hire an additional 40 to 50 pilots...to support the increased flight operations.
I think the total number is 65, that's about a 12% increase in the pilot group.
To get the same percentage increase, Delta would have to hire almost 1500 pilots... It's something like a 22:1 ratio...
Cheers
George