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Old 12-04-2014 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by HobGoblin
I just wonder... If you are hiring even 50 a month, that's only 10 more months of hiring until you meet your staffing level, not including attrition. Someone hired in 6 months would be 1,300 out of 1,400 or 1,500 required total pilots. So in two years you figure 600 senior pilots attrition and replacements for them, so that 2 year pilot can upgrade? Seems a little optimistic. Certainly there will be attrition but I don't think that much.
About 50-60% of "hired" pilots make it to the line between failures, personal reasons, and getting other jobs shortly after making it to the line.

Obviously what I say is an estimate only. For pure upgrade time TSA is probably a better bet.
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