Originally Posted by
joepilot
Many airlines shut down much of their training for the summer so that the instructors can fly the line during the busiest months.
Joe
Yup.
Sometimes if they get behind on training, they have to make the call whether to invest in their near future staffing, or send the instructors to the line. If you cover the summer at the expense of training, you might get burned over the holidays later in the year.