Originally Posted by
Vidra
Of the 672 aircraft deliveries scheduled over the next ~5 years, I'm hearing that ~300 are growth. With staffing at ~15 pilots per aircraft, this would indicate the need for an additional ~4,500 pilots on property.
Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated!
Opinion? Sure!
No one knows, to include the higher ups at the company. The reason is that no one can call what the economic and industry landscape with look like in the next five years.
Therefore, given that SWA uses aircraft orders in a flexible fashion to retire old aircraft and/or for growth, if you can forecast what the next five years holds then you’ll have your answer.
Don’t forget to account for the next Black Swan event. Let us know what you come up with 😉