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Old 01-13-2011 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Thanks for sharing. I would think this next one would be small, as they're still playing catch up in the training department.
Agreed, and many are saying the upcoming one will be similar to the last one in that its nominal in numbers but mostly widebody positions. That drives a disproportionately larger amount of training events once the dust settles. I think pretty soon they will have to really start fat staffing the bigger planes, especially in the left seats. Retirement numbers coming up are huge in a few years, and its realistic that at least some statistically significant percentage will punch out earlier than the mandatory age for one reason or another.