Originally Posted by
b52dthdlr
im not going to say i told you so..... nah.... i told you so.... more "deferred" aircraft orders, ie we are going to flatline aircraft nearterm
..... who was claiming 17,000 pilots soon?....
To set the record straight I've posted a few times management (Howard and others) have told those attending captain upgrade training while visiting flight ops in headquarters the 16,000 number. What I reported was accurate that it was said by management, I never said it was going happen. Always said something like don't shoot the messenger this was said.
One thing to consider is some or all of this could be a combination of a negotiating position between Boeing & Airbus and some fleet realignment liked rumored above more 777's and A350's for A320 and A321's. I also wouldn't rule out an acquisition of a JetBlue, Frontier or Spirit. That could get you to the 16,000 number.