Originally Posted by
FullFlaps
Thanks Tripled
I am hoping i can get all my sign offs by the first quarter of 2019 and hopefully a year and change of flight instructor time. I might join a flying club and split time with people when I am not getting enough hours instructing. Hopefully I can average 100 to 120 hours a month as a CFI. I would like to get to 1500 hours by first quarter or second quarter 2020 and then let the dice roll where they may.
As far as airline hiring, Delta has hired around 4,000 pilots in the last 3 to 4 years, do they really need more? AA has 3 regionals they can feed from. Will there still be enough from the demand side for me to have a decent shot at a major or legacy airline by the time I have enough hours?
Even if you remove growth from the equation, which gives a more pessimistic number, Delta will need to hire at least 4000 more pilots, at least, over the next ten years just to cover retirements. I can’t remember the exact number.