Originally Posted by
UnprotectdPilot
JB put out at VIB 2019 that they plan on hiring 500+ pilots in 2020. I’ve heard it echoed by JB pilots that the company is planning to hire 3,000-4,000 pilots over the next 5 years.
What is the validity of this information? A320neo series aircraft are coming as replacements for older aircraft + A220s coming to do mostly 1:1 replacements of the E190s? Attrition? Growth?
I’m interested in JetBlue, but I’m curious as to what the outlook is for the company and if I’m going to stagnate at the bottom of the seniority list for many moons.
Probably only NET 400 to the seniority list each year next 5 years. Might have to hire 500+ per year to do that when you account for attrition (~100 per year, but probably going to increase as legacies start hiring more) and JB's slight uptick in retirements (increasing to 30-40 per year).
So probably net 2,000 over 5 years, definitely not 3,000-4,000.