Originally Posted by
Ronin47
Word on the street that Delta is 850 pilots "heavy" or overstaffed? I don't work there so I don't know. Any Delta guys want to chime in? I don't have a dog in this fight, I just wish all newbies the best.
With so many fleet types and their global operation, 850 pilots is a small number, especially considering the retirements they are facing.
SWA has fewer imminent retirements and no fleet-to-fleet training downtime. The single fleet type makes SWA pilots far more productive than their legacy counterparts at places like Delta and even United, though their fleet is less complex than Delta’s.