Originally Posted by
TOGAANG
I wonder if Patti in HR would release the number of pilots in the pool or release how many they interviewed in Oct and Jan.
It would be nice to have accurate numbers vs just guessing.
I really hope more than 1 OTS hire gets put into the 15 Sept class.
I don't understand how Delta and AA are essentially retiring about the same number of pilots yet Delta is training 100 a month and American is training 40-50 (1/3 of those being furloughed pilots returning). Is Delta growing that much more? Anyone care to guess when AA will begin training a 100/month? Percentage based LUS is retiring more than any of the Legacy carriers.
AA is shrinking (it's all Parker has ever known how to run an airline). We shrunk by 43 aircraft this year IIRC. That is around 500 guys not needed. Plus with the new contract LUS guys are maxing out at 90 hours vs 85 before. That is making a difference as well. They are also running reserves HARD, unlike last year reserves are flying 50, 60, 70, even 80 hours a month. This is unheard of on the LUS side. In PHL AB alone, FO reserves were reduced by 60 guys this year. That is just one category, on one airplane, in one base.