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Old 09-14-2018, 04:52 PM
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bigtime209
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Originally Posted by CaptJackSparrow View Post
The situation here is certainly a bit intriguing. The company claims a captain shortage but I personally don’t see it reflected anywhere. No critical coverage, reserves not being used much at all, not much OT to go around, etc. We’ve just been stock piling pilots. Almost as if a bunch of flying is about to get dumped on us sometime in the near future...
Well...a wave a new 175s is starting to roll in beginning this November. 25 planes on order if I remember correctly. At roughly 20 pilots needed for each plane, that's 500 pilots required. And considering that we're losing 29 pilots/month to flow alone throughout next year, things are gonna get very tight next year. We may not be feeling it too badly right now, but it's no doubt coming.
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