Originally Posted by
DENpilot
Does anyone know why the disproportionate number of new hires to upgrades? I know the basic 2 to 1 rule for growth, but new hires of 50/month to 10-15/month upgrades means FO staffing is getting fat.
Aside from a couple outliers, captain seniority is around the mid 500s with 850 pilots. That makes us fat on captains, not FOs.