Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I think it's a stretch to say that the WOs are going to grow that much. Make no mistake, I do believe they will TRY and grow us, but the attrition over the next few years will make that nearly impossible I think. I think PSA will end up around 1500 pilots and about 150-160 airframes primarily flying the east coast feed for AA. Any growth beyond that is impossible to predict. I think a lot will depend on what ultimately happens to Mesa as well.
In the future there will be far fewer regionals for new pilots to choose from. As the majors take flying back and regionals are consolidated, the ones that are left will grow.
If the lift that is currently be provided by 3 or 4 of the current regionals are all brought to the WO, then it is not hard to imagine the WO growing to those levels.