Originally Posted by
BunkerF16
I flew with a CKA last week and he was told that if this passes, that they'll increase hiring the rest of this year alone 150 pilots. TIFWIW. I usually take what my buds from that office say with a grain of salt (we were getting 330s 2 years ago), but you'd think hiring increases would be something they'd know about since it directly affects their jobs.
No, I agree they will need to hire SOME right away for work rules and other staffing drivers. I'm saying the biggest single staffing issue is probably vacation, and that doesn't start at all until 2020. So a lot of the CBA hiring is 12+ months away. Some now some later I guess is what I'm saying.