Originally Posted by
DoSomePilotStuf
Ok so now that you realize there are 8 more planes to field where do you think they are going? Keep in mind that all I said was that the 175 was growing in ORD. What would 8 more be, around 100% growth? Or maybe infinite growth since it’s not even a base yet? How much is the Atlanta base growing? We pass through there a lot. Oh wait, just because we fly through there doesn’t make it a base.
Do you see how silly this is? Really go back and read my original comment and ask yourself what the point of contradicting it was.
You said there was zero planes flying out of ORD. Is that not factually incorrect?
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Originally Posted by itsmytime
How will the 175 base grow with no new 175’s coming on property?
”I think the estimates are for around 2/3 of the 175 flying to end up out of ORD. So about 17 airplanes. Is that not growth?
Right now the number is zero.”
Atlanta is not a hub, at least for United. It’s an outstation. Not sure why you use that as a comparison?
My point is that there’s enough pilots either trained or currently in training to staff over 30 175’s.
Yes it’s a combination of more aircraft also coming on line in addition to better utilization. Either way, with over 300 pilots the plane should be fully staffed at this point. Those sitting on reserve not flying will get used more but few if any new hires will be assigned it in training from here on out.