Originally Posted by
RI830
AFAIK.....
The carriers are still separate certificates and the Flex side without a doubt needs additional pilots. The FLOPS side is "overstaffed".
The Globals are adding an additional pilot to each airframe soon, so creates a few openings.
I wouldn't be too certain of that. If they are fat on pilots, then they are fat on aircraft also. I just talked to a pilot that was down for two days while maintenance did a mini acceptance check on an aircraft that had been idle for 2 months+. Apparently, it is common to pick up an aircraft with more than a week of time unflown. According to him the line crew in SFO thought the aircraft had been abandoned.
They may be fat on pilots. It might be a demand thing. But, I've talked to a few that think they are short because airplanes aren't flying.
This is all hangar talk, so take it for what it is worth. Fly the line. Head to the lake. Leave it behind.