Originally Posted by
NopeNoVNAV
Probably Mesa.....
Planes are from Europe. The first one is on property and beginning the induction process. Paint, heavy maint visit, install the AA cabin configuration, etc. There is a lot to do.
Originally Posted by
BBpilot
Does that translate to increase in pilot hiring??
Yes. Plus PSA flow to AA resuming in January and anticipated attrition once hiring at other majors picks up again. New hire class sizes have already increased. A lot of it comes down to the ripple effect of the 737 production bottleneck on the whole industry.