Originally Posted by
Probe
As per manpower planning, IAH and DEN are both overstaffed. Further reductions in 757 should make other 76t bases overstaffed as well. A bunch of new hires were trained on both 76 fleets, simply because there was no 737 training available. Again, per company announcements in the last year or so.
I would disagree that the 756 didn't/doesn't need the pilots. Take a look at EWRs staffing for the next few days. For the last 3 weeks we have been 2:30 hrs away from a complete nuclear meltdown to our INTL flying. we're senior manning a dozen trips a day and flying CAs in the IRO seat.
The BAT has made staffing the fleet difficult to judge but I assure you the fleet is understaffed where the new hires have been put.