Originally Posted by
Alexjones
With all these new routes announced for 2025, a consistently lowering forecast for AOG, we seem to be showing signs of growth after emerging from bankruptcy.
Current High attrition and a shrinking captain pool makes me speculate if another captain shortage is on the horizon before the summer rush.
Could we see more captain upgrades, recalls (if any pilots return at all), or even fresh hiring? Based on some quick math, it looks like there could be a situation which we, could need to restart new hires again by late 2025 if attrition stays at historical averages, unless there’s a change in fleet again.
What’s everyone hearing
Really hearing nothing. Other than - dont expect things to get better for another 12-18 months at least. Which makes sense. Common sense would tell one that, when a corporation is in a state of needing to minimize expenses, doing the absolute most with the absolute least is the ideal scenario.
So in other words - when you see the X/Y back in full force across all bases, you know they are starting to reach that point of thinking about staffing. Spirit is no where near that though.