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Cessna182TypeR
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.
You are correct. We will eventually have a lot of guys rotting on reserve on the 175. There are plenty coming down the pipe.
And it is correct that there are 0 airplanes based out of ORD currently. It is not a base.