Originally Posted by
Probe
Yep. The only thing is I think the vast majority are going to bid the 777 and 787. I don't think either fleet has the training capacity to train all those pilots in a timely manner. I wouldn't be surprised if 50-100 pilots sit around for 6-12 months waiting for training. Or take bump rights again.
all depends... if they previously qual'd on the 777/787 the pipeline is much shorter. I don't think this is going to be as big a backlog as people are thinking.