Worsening Pilot Shortage
03-25-2016 | 11:08 PM
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Using the numbers for 50 to 76 seaters, 3 76 seaters have the same number of FTEs as 4 50 seaters. If I wanted to achieve a 2% growth in FTEs, 13 76 seaters replacing 17 50 seaters would accomplish 2% FTE growth. That's a 23.5% loss in pilot FTEs offset by a 53% increase in FA FTEs.
FTEs are worthless for determining pilot growth/shrinkage.
03-26-2016 | 07:43 AM
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Upguaging from 50 to 76 seats eliminates any additional pilots needed. It does, however, increase the number of FAs on a flight from 1 to 2. The increase in FAs alone would MORE than cover a 2% increase in FTEs.
Using the numbers for 50 to 76 seaters, 3 76 seaters have the same number of FTEs as 4 50 seaters. If I wanted to achieve a 2% growth in FTEs, 13 76 seaters replacing 17 50 seaters would accomplish 2% FTE growth. That's a 23.5% loss in pilot FTEs offset by a 53% increase in FA FTEs.
FTEs are worthless for determining pilot growth/shrinkage.
Using the numbers for 50 to 76 seaters, 3 76 seaters have the same number of FTEs as 4 50 seaters. If I wanted to achieve a 2% growth in FTEs, 13 76 seaters replacing 17 50 seaters would accomplish 2% FTE growth. That's a 23.5% loss in pilot FTEs offset by a 53% increase in FA FTEs.
FTEs are worthless for determining pilot growth/shrinkage.
Maybe so...
...unless you're talking about an airline that only operates 76 seaters, like Compass.
04-01-2016 | 08:32 AM
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04-01-2016 | 09:48 AM
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So far this years, the size of new hire classes at PSA have been as follows: 13, 3, 5, and 10. These are pilots only, as some classes included new dispatchers which I did not include in the count(s).
04-02-2016 | 06:12 AM
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