Originally Posted by
Nantonaku
That seems absurd, currently 12,500 pilots - 1,200 pilot retirements = 11,300 - 18,000 = 6,700 pilots by 2020? Do you really believe that? That is almost 175 pilots a month, 60 a month isn't going to cut it.
I didn't hear him say it - I heard a rumor that that's what he's telling upgrading captains in Denver. Not sure if it was "by" or "in" 2020, but the end of 2020 is 54 months away. 125/month, and yes, I think that's possible. Don't care to debate what is believable; I won't remember this topic a year from now, much less in 2020. But I've never heard about Delta's forecast for their pilot force...which I will care about until I retire.