Originally Posted by Mooneyguy

contrary to what Barry says and what some believe, no we are not fat on pilots. First we we missed our utilization forecast. We are still only around 11 hours a day. They want 12-12.5. 120 hours a day we are not using our planes. 40-50 flights a day more we could be doing. If we are fat on pilots then why not use them?
then the aircraft delay talk starts. We were scheduled to get 24 this year. Per senior VP of ops we are still getting 20! That’s only a delay on 4 and even at that if there was a concern on having enough aircraft since we are so “fat on pilots” I’m sure the leasing company would extend a couple leases on some classics.
But some will keep drinking the koolaid.