Originally Posted by
ZapBrannigan
Here's better question. Why the frak do we need 18 simulators for in the new building when we only have 11 now?
Prior to AirTran swa had about 5500 pilots, 8300 now. Prior to CQT recurrent was only 1 sim, now it's 2. New hires used to have type ratings, most don't these days and the syllabus is expanding although I don't know by how much yet. Add in all increased hiring and upgrades that need several sims each and you get the picture.