Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
Even if JB keeps all 60 E190s, JB has only a fixed number of planes on order and can’t get any/many more delivery slots in the next 5 years. 60+85=145 new planes with 60 planned 190 returns/sales/retirements. Let’s assume those 60 stay for the sake of mathing this out. 145*16 pilots per plane=2,320. Plus another couple hundred for CBA staffing. Call it 2500 needed on the list. Unless somehow they crap out a bunch of additional planes, and attrition picks up, would there be any reason to hire 3100? I would say 1400 added to the list in 5 years is more realistic with what is known today and doable, so maybe hiring 2,000 over 5 years to account for attrition.
You continue to confuse "hiring" with "added to the list." He didn't say added to the list.
Regardless of how many are added to the list, a new hire cares about how many are hired because everyone hired goes below them, and most (not all, but most) of those who leave are above him.
That being said, I haven't heard this rumor. Seems a bit high to me.