Originally Posted by
jetlink
UAL is increasing 737 fleet by 64 frames and getting more 777, to cover just the growth alone we need additional 1000 pilots by 2018.
They already have those pilots on the property. They are dispersed, inefficiently around the system. They keep changing the "long term plan" weekly, and Manpower can't keep up.
Every furlough since 1978 happened during a period of massive growth. The first furloughees had just shown up for their new hire indoc.
I hope we have 16,000 pilots on the property as well. Unfortunately pragmatism rears its' ugly head, and I think we will see 10k before we see 16k.