Originally Posted by atpcliff

In the last year, I heard in person from a pilot, and read another online: They both said the same thing.
They were talking to AA HR.
In 2007, AA had 13,000 qualified resumes on file.
In 2017, AA had 3,000 qualified resumes on file.

Another pilot, at either UPS or FedEx, said online that his HR reps told them that they had enough resumes for about 3 years of hiring, and then they had no idea how they would hire enough pilots to keep all their planes in the air.