Hi All,

I am trying to get some perspective as to how other categories are presently staffed. I am a ATL 73NB around 50% and can't finish a trip without getting a green slip or inverse assignment call. While I am certainly not complaining, I am just trying to understand the metrics behind why there is a freeze in hiring. By looking at the daily trip coverage you can see that many FO's are already on their third green slip of the month. I have only been here a few summers and while I haven't seen it like this before I am starting to wonder if this is the new normal.

Are any narrow body aircraft actually overmanned, or is it just cheaper to run the operation on green slips ?