Originally Posted by
BCDurbin
The idea is 5 crew/aircraft. 15*2*5=150 (minimum; really you need about 7-8crew/AC), I didn't factor in anything else. And you are right - F/O's will stay for the Q, but if they don't pay double what I am making now - I won't even consider staying let alone transitioning.
FYI Colgan is currently staffed @ 3 crews (6 pilots) per aircraft, so you are predicting they will double the staffing with the addition of 25% more aircraft?
Interesting math.
My bet is staffing will stay the same or slightly increase, maybe to 7 pilots per aircraft. Colgan runs a slim operation.