Originally Posted by
Khantahr
We're short staffed right now. ~500 retirements next year, plus some deliveries, plus running a little less hot (lol), 1,200 sounds entirely plausible.
plausible yes but so far they seem content on running the operation hot and just offering IA’s to supplement lack of reserve coverage. I imagine IA’s are significantly cheaper than paying the proper number of pilots required to staff all categories. Great for those who love to work hard and take in the cash. Sucks for guys like me who just want to have schedule flexibility and drop/swap stuff when needed.