Originally Posted by
El Guapo
The question is 5 years from now will the new AA have 14,700 pilots? Could easily be around 12,500-13,000.
Maybe who knows. I will say the main reason why there are so many new hires this year is due mostly to 117 it seems. That has led to an increase in staffing by a decent amount (look at stated hiring goals vs. retirements, they are 2x or 3x the amount). So it's possible there will be even more pilots on property, and that doesn't even touch on possible QOL improvements in the contract increasing the need even more.