Originally Posted by
Celeste3205
I think the number of new 767s next year is 6. Don't hold me to that. I wouldn't pay much attention to buyout rumors. Especially considering it was not even known to SDF leadership until it was a done deal. Leadership has been quoted as saying no hiring until, at least, 2025. We won't even have a good sense of where block hours will be until the next bid package is published. After all, it's block hours that drive manning, not the number of brown tails. I would expect a realignment bid early next year, to rebalance the fleets.
Really no need to rebalance with a realignment bid. They just did that with the VTP. They cut exactly where they needed to trim. Hopefully if they need to cut more they will do it in the same manner.