Originally Posted by
dfwflyboy
You do realize, in order to upgrade pilots, you have to have pilots under them to replace the FO seat.
Hiring 700 pilots this year alone will be improbable. I'm willing to bet the orders will be canceled, delayed, or sent to an airline that can staff. So bank on stagnation or shrinkage. Hope for growth. I don't think you will see any regional able to grow in this environment.
Did you copy and paste this post from September of 2013? This sounds awfully familiar.
We hired 600 pilots in 2014 with a training dept. maybe half the size of what it is right now.