Originally Posted by
NWflyer
Right after the "300 hires" announcement a few people posted some back of the napkin math showing why Retirements + New Planes + Work Rules + Training Inefficiencies - Boneyard Planes = more than 300.
My question for those who've see a hiring cycle or two; will Delta officially announce, say, an increase to 700 pilots, or just quietly add to the class size?
In 2007 they just kept on going and never announced a thing. In 2010 they just hired what they said then stopped.