Originally Posted by
BlueScholar
FWIW the standards meeting slides I mentioned had DEN and ORD and IAH as having the “minimal growth” label as well, but I didn’t see all the fleets. Plans can and will change, but it’s interesting that a recent snapshot isn’t lining up with many posts on here. I guess we’ll see soon enough with these upcoming vacancy bids.
"minimal growth" for those pilot bases for staffing. They want to grow the coastal bases (for pilot staffing). I have no idea why. 777s and 747s flew in and out of DEN for years, and they never had a 777 or 747 base there. The increase to number of flights in and out of a hub are not necessarily coincidental to the number of pilots based there.