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Old 05-09-2016, 09:41 PM
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I wouldn't put it past them to try, but they'll never be able to staff it under Florida West. Not with the current pilot market. They would have to find the worst wretches in the bottom of the pilot barrel willing to get hired into Florida West, and even they would not be enough.
If they paid the new hires at FL West a LOT more than they're paying Atlas pilots, they could staff it. The Pilot Shortage is still in it's infancy, and it is already affecting the entire industry. Can't give a crappy carrier new aircraft...have to have the pilots to fly them!

Atlas will need to improve the current contract drastically to man all these airplanes they are wanting to fly.

PS-Delta just announced they are having problems staffing their MD-88s and 717s, as they are having a lot of new hires leaving for other airlines!!!
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