Originally Posted by forgot to bid

I was trying to figure out if we could get to a 9,000 pilot list. Which is hard to take in the variables especially since you cannot break out the 7ER domestic flying and you've got to take into account when a 9,000 remark would have been made and the addition of the 717s.

But, right now we're staffing the 88 fleet at around 10.1 pilots. Or at least will on Feb 13. At the same time the 320 is staffed at 11.6 and the 737 at 14.6.

So just get the 320 and 737 down to 88 staffing levels and bring the 717 on at the same level.

Heck, with the 717 take into account a 10.1 staffing number and you'd only need 889 pilots. Move all the 9 pilots over and you only need 650 pilots. Get the 320 and 737 down to 10.1 and you've eliminated 560 pilots. So now you only need 93 pilots moving forward.

And that's before you get guys off the 767 into the 7ER and junior 7ER As and Bs into a lower staffed 739.

So no wonder we don't need to hire.