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Flaps1check
101-73(Airbus)=28 airframe growth minus any 700s that are leaving the property. Also over what time frame would the order be? It’s a big order if true, but what does it mean to the pilot group as far as growth.
Ok so seems like there is confusion. Alaska already has a current order with options that would replace the entire Airbus fleet. Any new order would be all growth except maybe the replacement of some older 737-9 and 700’s and maybe a few leased 800’s.
The new max order is 40 firm 900max and 60 options. With the new order 2025 looks to have 0 Airbus and 317 Boeing in the most grandiose fleet plan. That’s 4,000 pilots in 2025.
That equates to 250 pilot hires a year with retirements.