Originally Posted by
Westsideflyer
Wow that’s great, any idea what the target is as far as total pilots overall? I know there is growth as well as retirements so is the target around 3200 +\-?
The number of pilots we will wind up with will be around 3,200. At least, that seems to be what most folks I’ve talked to think. Keep in mind the company plays its cards close to the vest, so even many managers don’t really know. UPS likes to run lean on manning and, as has been said, our training department currently can only handle 300 new hires per year at most. Throw in a decent number of guys switching fleets as the new 74 SDF domicile stands up and that could be reduced more. We will likely continue to struggle to grow by 50-100 bodies per year despite hiring more than twice that. Fortunately, your seniority will be increasing rapidly. Fleet growth and guys retiring well before 65 have put the company behind the 8 ball.