Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Sorry to hear this. If the future only involves 40 175's, which seems too small for one carrier unless it only serves one hub, then about 400 pilots would be needed and I assume several hundred lifers are still there with 5-15 years to go till 65. Of course, filling the F/O seats might be tough, if the lifers logjam the upgrades.
I think it will take them several years to whittle Envoy down to 40 aircraft.
There about 350 lifers at envoy right now. About 3/4 of that group have 5-12 years left. 1/4 retire in the next 5.
envoy will be, at best, a 60 airplane operation in 4-5 years. The lifers will be the captains and the poor saps that cannot get out of here due to our heavy handed training department, or they are just dingleberries, will be the FOs.
Personally, I don't even see that; I think 2-3 years and this place is dead.