Originally Posted by eaglefly

If AA doesn't merge with U, perhaps 50-75 jets worth. I'm anticipating the future AA regional network to be about 250-300 aircraft. Perhaps 50-75 turboprops like the Q400, 50-75 65-seat RJ's like the CRJ-700 and 125 or so 76-seaters comprising both the CRJ-900 and the E-175. I think the current Eagle is more likely to get the CRJ-900 for fleet commonality and perhaps some Q400's. The E-175 I think will be flown by others. The current Eagle will stabilize at about 1500 pilots, with 1 or 2 other carriers flying the other half.

Of the 125 S-80's not replaced by RJ's, 737's will take up about a quarter of that and Airbuses the rest. Attrition over the next 18 months will be about 600 pilots or so to add to the 500 already since last summer. The estimate of 1400 overstaffed by the end of 2013 will actually be close to a wash, so few if any furloughs, certainly no more then 500.