Originally Posted by
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The trend shows that the "pilots above required" increased post contract and then decreased substantially with FAR 117. So thanks... FAA!?
We lost 174 pilots from Dec 2012 to Dec 2013, looks like the drop in "pilots above required" was directly proportional to that seniority list drop and not because C2012 required more pilots.
C2012 did not require more pilots, it required less by about 125. The drop in pilots above required also had nothing to do with FAR 117, that was staffing neutral for us. Required staffing will rise from the LOA in November due to the 5:15 ADG but that is not reflected yet on these graphs.
The drop in pilots above required is from pilots retiring and then the increase in block hours created from the mainline expansion. Mainline growth is reflected here:
