Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
Notice I said as long as they are making money. I don’t disagree that, just like CRJ 200s, 145s will be the first to be cut, but I think it’s a long way from that, and I’d be willing to bet the entire Envoy A fund that there will be people still in training for the 145 when they park the last one because that how forward thinking Envoy is.
You can be making money, but if you don’t have enough pilots coming in the door, you cannot fly all of those money making machines. Looking at the RJ industry as a whole, one is seeing planes being parked due to lack of pilots. Makes no difference if that airframe could make money. That is happening right now, today.
Looking at the numbers being hired vs. numbers going to the majors, etc. it is only going to get a LOT worse for the RJs as this year goes on. I am a realist.