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Old 01-29-2018 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Voski
Air Wisconsin is touting 18-24 months to upgrade, however, I am super skeptical of anything any recruiting department throws out. How are they getting to that number given that there really isn't any more growth to be had at the company for the time being. Are they really expecting attrition levels to be that high?
We’re growing because we lost 30% of our pilot group last year. We have 65 airplanes and the company wants about 750-800 pilots on property (we have about 550 now) We’re also losing a steady stream of pilots to B6, NK, WN and DL. The numbers make sense if we continue to hire at the current rate.
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