When I got hired at SKW two years ago we had just over 2000 pilots. Two years later we have almost 2900 with an attrition rate averaging 15-17 per month total. That's over 1200 pilots hired in that span of 2 years, not to mention the large pool of pilots we currently have.

I personally feel that in 5 years SKW and RAH will own and control well over 50% of the regional industry with XJT (if they can get back on track and stay independent) possibly being a third major competitor and maybe 9E (issues? We’ll see) in a distant 4th. JMO.