Originally Posted by
Planedrive
Frontier/Spirit has 283 planes combined. Their merger document shows them growing to 493 planes by the end of 2026. 15 pilots per plane means Frontier/ Spirit needs to grow by a net 630 pilots per year for the next 5 years. Grab your popcorn this is about to get interesting.
I’m curious where all of the pilots and gate space will come from. The most logical answer is that they’ll simply take less airplanes than they’ve ordered.