Originally Posted by KirillTheThrill

Because they ALWAYS overestimate how many pilots they can train. I entered the industry in late 2015 and heard the same line every year, “we’re going to hire 1,500 to 2000 pilots this year” from the likes of Delta and United. Only Delta had one year where they hired over 1,000 pilots (1,200 total), until of course this recent hiring madness where both will brake 1,000 easy. But generally they never even come close to the numbers they want to actually hire. It’s obviously because you can only train so many men and women each year.

200 a month would be well over 2,000 pilots in a year. I seriously doubt we ever hit that mark.