Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
This would be contingent on certain work rules and how it’s implemented. Wasn’t it mentioned on a conference call that they anticipated several months of zero upgrade and new hire and then resuming at a slower rate than now
I believe the number was around 3 months....
To the OP, we’re at 1,838 pilots now. At 160 airframes x 16 crews per plane would equal 2,560 (fewer needed with PBS). The half-way point with that is 1,280. Granted, Captain staffing is slightly beyond the 50%, but you get the idea. If you were 1,839 on the list we’d need approximately 3,700 pilots (assuming no PBS) or roughly 230 planes (an additional 70 not yet ordered). Point is, DO NOT come here presuming a quick upgrade...