Originally Posted by
Buzzlightyear
Sorry, after months of no info this appears to be changing. I heard today the revised estimates from HR and pilot recruitment are 800 new hires.
Figure at least a couple of hundred furloughees will return during the second half of next year and that's 1000 new pilots they'll have to train in 2016. Most probably won't return, but 20% seems reasonable.
It would be great, but I'll believe AA runs over 80/month through the schoolhouse when I see it.