Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
we have nothing but LDRQs and CQs scheduled for the vast majority of the sim periods over the next 2 months.....Quals will not be a huge issue. I have seen days in the 787 where every single session for a full day is Landings.
now if they start running displacements then the sim slots will start getting filled by Qual courses.....then we will have currency issues.
Currency issues only apply if the fleet comes back. After 9/11 airlines parked the older planes like the 727 and the DC-10 very fast and furloughed at the same time. It could be that training crews during a time when pilots aren’t needed is a possibility that could allow them to retire a fleet with one chop. With revenue expected to be near zero for April-June, their 70% revenue expectations this fall could turn out to be optimistic. If Kirby meant what he said, the 756 could be retired fairly soon. It could just as easily be put into storage for a month or two to wait and see.