Originally Posted by
yimke
Of course its a lie. Eagle said they were hiring 600. Ended with 200. Its just management trying to attract people by throwing fuzzy numbers.
Chrisw
Assuming 10 pilots per plane...
30 E175s will require ~300 pilots which we don't have.
attrition over 1 year will be ~40 (conservative estimate)
20 more CRJ's will require ~200
That equals 540
Now whether we need that many all in 2014 is another question because the E175 buildup will continue well into 2015
So as long as the planes come, the crews will HAVE to follow.