Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The last thing Delta is doing on the pilot side is running a lean operation. The stats are available online and we are at the bottom in pilot productivity.
And how many deadheads did you do the last 24 months?
RG has said he could run us at 1000 less pilots.
They did last summer. So much so the then VP of OPs sent a nice little "so sorry" email admitting they had run it hot.
OMG, we are undermanned now, better start hiring again - boom, china flu
They got lucky. Manning won;t be an issue for them going forward next 24-36 months. Optimizer 4.0 becomes aware.