Originally Posted by
Columbia
IMO, adding 300 pilots (to the bottom) may very well make the difference for weekends off on reserve or holding a line for well more than the bottom 2%.
We are not adding 300 pilots to the bottom. We are adding 200 pilots who can hold anything from MD88 Captain to ER-FO and perhaps 100 to the bottom. The furlough returnees have seniority numbers as high as the mid 6,000's.
Shiz's comments re hiring are spot on.