Originally Posted by
redhot
we are still expecting to take deliveries till end of next year per last earnings call. If we did not hire and kept the same amount of pilots till end of next year we would have a pilot to plane ratio of 9.7 which is insanely low. Factor in maybe 100-200 people leaving between now and then due to 5,000 plus hires projected by AA and UA next year and I think we are in decent shape.
just take a breath and see if earnings falls within guidance…
looking at number of departures significantly reduced 15% over the last year. Which is significantly down. I do not expect them to keep the aircraft but instead sell the aircraft after delivery.