Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

This was the "estimate" in November. Here's what it looks like now with rough actual hires and projections.

January: 96
Feb: 218
Mar: 209
Apr: 201 (They added a class of 50 that wasn't on the original schedule)
May: 29
June: 30
July: 30
August: 21
Sep: 24
Oct: 30
Nov: 30 (now 200)
Dec: 88 (now 200)

TOTAL: 956 (now 1,288)

300+ more pilots than were planned just a few months ago. 2026 goal is 2X 2025 so 2,500+ pilots, which makes sense with all the deliveries coming next year.