Originally Posted by
tacocasa
What's the plan with growth and hiring with the new contract? Is this just a switch of airplane paint or are you guys gonna be adding some metal? I'm asking because I'm trying to assess what upgrades might look like for a new hire. Any bases coming besides ORD and IAD?
Just a switch of paint. Keep in mind that a lot of people left in the past year when our future was uncertain, so our seniority list has shrunk to about 475 pilots. To get our staffing back up to fly 65 aircraft, we will need to grow to over 700 pilots. Also, we are losing about 15 captains a month. As long as we can hire, the upgrade time is going to go down dramatically.