Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
No doubt SkyWest is a huge company. Maybe I’m wrong, just seemed really astounding to me. 125/month for a company with 4700 pilots. Legacies with 14,000 pilots on full tilt aren’t pushing those numbers.
Outpacing attrition by an average of 55/month is 660 additional pilots this year, bringing the total to 5360. Is there that much net growth at SkyWest?
I’m just having a hard time with the numbers. Then again, I don’t work there.
We're already at 4900 pilots. Wouldn't surprise me if we hit 5300-5500 by the end of the year. We're constantly short-staffed as the company picks up slack for other regionals that can't staff. Legacies aren't losing many pilots to other carriers. American will need to come close to those numbers to keep up with attrition.