Originally Posted by
Jetlife
I saw it happen. I was a high 2800 number when I got hired, maybe even very low 2900, but when I left I was 2500 something and nobody has been hired since I left over 7 months ago.
We're now under 2480.
Look, the company would LOVE to impose an Age 65 mandatory retirement. That would drop ANOTHER 250ish pilots off the list. That means they want to KEEP SHRINKING THE PILOT ROSTER.
Substantial hiring is a pipe dream right now.