Originally Posted by
butthert
This reduced hiring is the result of 3 things
1. Reduced attrition
2. New contract allows reserves to pick up open time on days off
3. New contract did away with the JA/VJA system
Extreme increase in pilot productivity (by mostly lower tiered pay pilots)
Win win for Indigo..
...Who clearly know what they're doing.
The Aircraft are still arriving on property mostly as scheduled; albeit with a slight delay due to delivery issues with the LEAP engines.
The fleet will be 50% neo by the end of Summer I believe.
I wouldn't be surprised to see hiring resume largely as planned later in the year for the announced 300 or so new positions.
//PL