Originally Posted by
CALFO
Not accurate. Airlines are staffed based on the type of flying they perform, not type of aircraft. A 777 that flies domestic routes will staff the same as an a320. A 757 that flies international flights with an iro will staff more pilots than a domestic 777.
Thank you for making the LUAL point. It is all about the type flying. LUAL was a "blue water" airline. Long haul over large streches of ocean to distant international locations. LCAL was primarily a "brown water" airline. Lots of short leg flying over small (er) expanses of ocean. Now before you go ape...yes LCAL did some true long haul. Just not to the level of LUAL. Thus the difference in staffing model. Couple that with LCAL's abysmal work rules and its easy math.