Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The 7er slots will decline by June. They were to cover summer flying. They will return again next winter. 7er block hours peak at 35% above the winter hours in the summer. Makes it hard to staff for the company.
I thought the 7ERs on the last AE was for summer staffing also, but a lot of the conversions aren't until Sep/Oct. Now I'm not so sure.