Originally Posted by
Av8trix
Trying to figure out current staffing levels. If I get this wrong some one correct me, since I'm a noob with this. 159 airframes currently, loosing 6, down to 154 in the spring.
I count roughly 1375 total active (bids awarded) pilots
so.. 1375 / 154 = 8.9 pilots or 4.45 crews per a/c?
That sounds a lot tighter than I would have expected, am I borking the math/aircraft/pilot counts somewhere?
Nope, you got it right.
Same figures, well - close enough, to what I came up with about a month ago. 10 pilots per plane is a comfortable staffing level for the most part. 4.5-4.8 crews per a/c tend to provide sufficient reserve/sick/vacation leaves. So, they're kinda cutting it close. The transition will be entertaining.
My previous post though, to whoever replied, wasn't in regards to seeing a recall. Delta mainline is looking at a 7% YOY increase in block hours. How that may trickle down to increasing sub-contract feed demand is yet to be determined.