Originally Posted by
MoonShot
We aren’t going to hire 2000 pilots a year and only retire 600 forever. Staffing will eventually equalize. When it does, senior pilots will bid reserve and fly 4-8 days a month for 75 hours vs. a line with 14 days worked. You can count on it.
Don’t mishear me and think I’m advocating for PB days to go away. I’m just saying it won’t end senior pilots bidding reserve if they do go away.
Except that when hiring finally catches up, the company will now be able to staff the operation worse than they currently do if reserve PB days go away. So you’re still making an apples/oranges comparison.