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Old 01-18-2022, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Lake Chuck View Post
Those numbers are insane. A quick glance at retirement numbers and we have about 3000 retiring during that period. We have about 9000 now. Quick math would have us at 16000. We would be the largest airline in the world. If we keep 12:1 pilot to airplane ratio that would put us at 1333 planes. Seems a little too optimistic but I wouldn’t complain
before the max and covid they had big plans. So maybe they are back on? Remember the term training float? I'm betting we announce another fleet type in 3 yrs and operating it in 5.
In January 2020 in the training house the checkairman were a buzz about how we are going to take over the world just wait and see. Even the van driver confirmed.
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