Originally Posted by
Dacuj
I think 360 is very well inside the realm of possibility. AAG has asked for 40/month for the first three months of 2017. If we could send that many and then back off to 30/month then 360-400 is doable. It does depend though on Envoy's needs for any given particular month. Don't forget the true up though. At the end of the year the company has to true up any flows if they get behind on required numbers. That essentially could mean 40/month for the last three months of the year instead.
I'm not an apologist and I'm not management. I've volunteered for the union twice in the past and I've been here 10 years. If I can see the positives in this place then you, smutter and others should be able to as well.
Envoy is in the best position in years at present. Let's take advantage of this momentum and hire as many as possible and flow maximum numbers.
The union's projection (per the interactive seniority list) is 285 or so, and I've been told that's their optimistic guess. While I wish it would be much more it is straight up dishonest to tell people 360-400 is in fact going to happen. Would love to eat crow on this, but their track record is to flow less than their estimates, not more. As for 40 in January, we'll find out soon, won't we?
On top of that, you admitted that you know you will go in 2018, but the last 2006 hire is quite a bit less than 360 away from flowing. So even you don't believe your claims.
Let's "take advantage?" Really? Of the trust of fellow pilots?