3 airplanes per month, with about 6-8 pilots per plane. So 18-24 pilots per month. Not bad. However if retirements and attrition pick up then it is stretching your training department. Which consists of mostly senior pilots, that may be looking to bail to the majors. So Republic will need to hire replacement instructors, and expand their current department to staff their new hires.
Republic will be fine, until the number of CFI's stuck behind "The Curve" of 1500 hours depletes. For every CFI that is stuck behind the growing curve to get to 1500 hours, that is another commercial student that is slowly building hours, or waiting for a call on a gig. There is no rough deadline by the FAA with the HR5900 reduction, and majors picking up on retirements. I will estimate that around September next year is going to be rough on Republic, unless they approve a new contract. Which is unlikely, the way management is acting.
I don't see why people give their life to work for terrible management and work rules. When every airline is on the same hiring hour requirements, we shall see who will actually still stand.
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