Originally Posted by
Cyio
So you are saying that someone hired today, would flow in 3 years? How is that possible when we have people hired a year ago scheduled to flow in 5 years? I have warmed up to Dera over time, but I have to disagree with them on this one.
Show me the math, I hope I am wrong. It just doesn't add up to me. We are hiring about 20-30 a month, flowing about 20-25 a month. We cant flow more than what the company can replace without something serious changing the dynamic.
Just take a look at the retirement numbers. Over 900 this year and only increasing over the next 5. There aren't enough military pilots in the pipeline to fill the gap between the flows and them. Something will have to happen. Do you think AA will increase the flow or start hiring more RAH, SkyWest and ExpressJet guys? I'm banking on the flow increase. Think about it. Envoy already is part of AAG, flies AA routes, same computer system, NN numbered aircraft, same uniforms, paychecks, etc. Yep, I could see the flow increasing and the time dropping in the future. No doubt.