Originally Posted by
Andy
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That's like talking about growth at regionals a couple of years ago.
Net pilot growth for '22 and thus far in '23 for the LCC/ULCCs?
Hiring is not covering much more than attrition.
Given the large number of retirements and legacy growth over the next decade, this trend is not going to reverse any time soon.
I must say that it's very ironic to read that rapid upgrades are bad on the NK forum where there used to be rapid upgrades. Now? Not so much.
Hiring is definitely covering much more than attrition at my airline. We’ve grown by 25% in two years and will grow another 25% by the end of next year. Attrition is bad but 70% of pilots hired in the last two years are still here.
Your legacy growth isn’t all you make it out to be. Yes United has a large order but 3/5 airframes are just replacing old birds. Age 67 is another wildcard.