Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Having this many new pilots coming on line, indefinitely, will drive our pilot block hour costs way down, and productivity will soar. Something to consider as negotiations spool up.
How will it improve productivity? Are you planning B scale work rules for the New hires? I sure hope not. Normally hiring actually reduces overall productivity since you end up with a lot of pilots in the school house. During past major hiring binges we had to overstaff around 10 percent for training volume. That is why when the hiring stops we are always overstaffed.
Actual pay costs will go down as you bring pilots in at the bottom of scale. That is however a somewhat temporary gain.