Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The deliveries are 15 per year over 3 years. There has been a substantial change in the overall fleet plan since last spring. If you have Delta net there is a discussion about it under the SEA roadshows. The shift of DCI block hours to the mainline is coming to a end this winter. With the TA it was planned to continue that migration which would have required more pilots. The Skywest E175 order is the start of managements plan B.
The good news is even without the additional block hours hiring should be strong.
Sailing from some comments from upper management to classes last month. Hiring will be 600-700 per year for the foreseeable future. Pulling 757s out of the desert, looking for more 717s, evaluating other NB options, they still like the 190s "we'll see". This was one of the classes where the whole 777 for $10 mil was talked about too. Something is being looked at but not for certain.
There's others stuff I won't hijack the thread with but suffice it to say life's pretty good and going to continue that way.