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08-20-2019, 12:20 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by gzsg
Approximately 1400 age 65 retirements by the end of 2021. Doesn’t count medical and early.
20 A330-900 deliveries plus 2 A350 by the end of 2021.
13 captains per plane?
286 widebody captains
Plus say 40% of the 1400 scheduled age 65 retirements are widebody captains.
560 widebody captains
So a total of 846 widebody open positions by the end of 2021.
Math in public. Feel free to criticize and correct.
IMO you can add well over 100 bypasses.
20 A330-900 deliveries plus 2 A350 by the end of 2021.
13 captains per plane?
286 widebody captains
Plus say 40% of the 1400 scheduled age 65 retirements are widebody captains.
560 widebody captains
So a total of 846 widebody open positions by the end of 2021.
Math in public. Feel free to criticize and correct.
IMO you can add well over 100 bypasses.
Too optimistic
846? I doubt it but 500 new 777/330/350/764 captains with all schedule aircraft deliveries by the end of 2021 fair number
08-20-2019, 12:44 PM
#32
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Posts: 845
Originally Posted by gzsg
Approximately 1400 age 65 retirements by the end of 2021. Doesn’t count medical and early.
20 A330-900 deliveries plus 2 A350 by the end of 2021.
13 captains per plane?
286 widebody captains
Plus say 40% of the 1400 scheduled age 65 retirements are widebody captains.
560 widebody captains
So a total of 846 widebody open positions by the end of 2021.
Math in public. Feel free to criticize and correct.
IMO you can add well over 100 bypasses.
20 A330-900 deliveries plus 2 A350 by the end of 2021.
13 captains per plane?
286 widebody captains
Plus say 40% of the 1400 scheduled age 65 retirements are widebody captains.
560 widebody captains
So a total of 846 widebody open positions by the end of 2021.
Math in public. Feel free to criticize and correct.
IMO you can add well over 100 bypasses.
08-20-2019, 01:10 PM
#33
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Position: Captain
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Originally Posted by Viking busdvr
It seems obvious to me that the answer is to give preference to current A320 pilots when awarding A330 and A350 positions!! ..Ten day training footprint and all...
Haha that’s funny
How about the A220
12 days for them
08-20-2019, 01:24 PM
#34
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Posts: 270
Originally Posted by Viking busdvr
It seems obvious to me that the answer is to give preference to current A320 pilots when awarding A330 and A350 positions!! ..Ten day training footprint and all...
08-20-2019, 02:43 PM
#36
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Originally Posted by blue vortex
No We have determined that because of the pay rates 763 is not wide body category here at Delta. Thanks for your concern.
08-20-2019, 03:24 PM
#37
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Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Light Chop
Posts: 23,286
Originally Posted by Funk
Any bets on how many GS records are set and then freshly broken while all the hiring goes on? The company seems to have a high pain threshold WRT GS costs versus bringing in cheap newhires to stack reserve lists.
08-20-2019, 05:41 PM
#39
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Who is we? And is we visually challenged regarding what a 2 aisled airliner is?
Don't get me wrong, delta is a great place to be but looking at widebody capt (or fo for that matter) prospects, and the fact delta has hired way more than united or American since 2014, I'd say from here on out you'd find quicker time to widebody captain at American or united.
08-22-2019, 03:16 PM
#40
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Originally Posted by Milksheikh
Might have to side with him on this one. Its not the visual aspect of a widebody so much as the pay. Max capt pay on the 756 is only 10/hr more than a 737/a321.
Don't get me wrong, delta is a great place to be but looking at widebody capt (or fo for that matter) prospects, and the fact delta has hired way more than united or American since 2014, I'd say from here on out you'd find quicker time to widebody captain at American or united.
Don't get me wrong, delta is a great place to be but looking at widebody capt (or fo for that matter) prospects, and the fact delta has hired way more than united or American since 2014, I'd say from here on out you'd find quicker time to widebody captain at American or united.
Technically, we are getting widebody pay for flying the 757 segments.
I know, I know. It’s not the top of the pay scale so it doesn’t count
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