Originally Posted by
Bolo
With all these planes coming on line this year and the next, pilots leaving F9 and not getting the numbers to fill classes, something is going to have to give sooner than later? So if it is the distant future, will F9 be able to run their airline with the short staffing levels that we have already?
That is the key. There is little leverage without help from the NMB which we all know is not happening anytime soon. The Company will deal when it makes sense for them to deal. Inability to staff the airline is where things are eventually going to give.
44 pilots have left the Company in 2018 with only 3 of them due to retirements. By my count, 7 CA's left for greener pastures (or possibly an early retirement from the sh!+show). Honestly, this number is lower than I would expect, BUT....combined with the failure to fill classes and plans for significant hiring over coming months, something is going to need to give.