Originally Posted by
Ripinpeace
Yes. Most rumors floating around 1800-2000 hires for 2026- them finally realizing they need pilots to run an airline. Training is on fire right now. With steeper deliveries (especially WB’s as they cause much more movement) over the next few years plus retirements it’s not hard to imagine moving anywhere from 6-8% a year. 80% is the general NBA plug, so a 3-5 year upgrade is much more realistic depending on base/fleet.
to my knowledge we only have 20 WB deliveries between now and 2029 ( 8 350s in 2027, 12 in 2028) we will be parking 763s in that time as well.
3 years would be extremely optimistic and 5 would probably still be on the optimistic side IMO.