Originally Posted by
TFAYD
I never heard of 28,000 pilots. There was talk about 18,000 pilots for the last 7-8 years. It looks like we may get there by 2026 or so.
DAL strikes me as more conservative for sure. Not sure that UAL is a liberal heaven of self expression though.
one thing is for sure though - DAL is the best managed and most profitable major. I doubt that UAL will ever match them.
HAH! That's actually the number that I originally typed, but then I went back to my United friends text and saw 28,000. 18,000 is still incredible though. It seems too good to be true? Every airline is saying they all are planning on "growth", but they cant all grow significantly at the same time. I know they want are growing the fleet, but where is the growth in routes and passengers going to come from?
Also, interesting to hear that my outside impression of the general culture is fairly correct! Thanks again!