Originally Posted by
MaxThrust1
I don’t believe the sky is falling, don’t mistake what I said for me being doom and gloom. Having said that, we need less pilots than we currently have scheduled to come on board, and have already implemented the two month hiring pause. I’m simply saying that I wouldn’t be surprised if they decide to stop quicker than May. Most certainly won’t be surprised if the pause continues past June!
I've heard the suspicion that the stop was timed to pressure on Boeing for additional concessions (and AA did the same thing) re: the aircraft delivery situation. A pause starting in June or July would have made more sense for summer flying. Everyone except the bean counters is going to be wishing that they had an extra 200+NB pilots in the domestic system come July and August.