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Old 12-01-2017 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by AMC190
No emails, thanks any folder spams etc; does anyone has an email from someone I could contact about this ? Thanks
What about clicking on an interview date and see if you get the emails that will follow? Might be the easier first step...

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Old 12-01-2017 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by flyguy81
It’ll happen. Once you get past the 2008 hires the company only hired a 1-300/yr if that for the next 5 years. ....
After the class of Sept 17, 2008, WN hired zero pilots* for 2 1/2 years. Current first upgrade opportunity is about 10 years; I agree it should drop down a few years, in just a few years.

If the company doesn't stop hiring/upgrading.

AND if the age isn't raised to 67 or 70.

AND ... 'fill-in-the-blank'

* No, not Mitsubishi pilots, zero, as in none.
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Old 12-01-2017 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by AMC190
No emails, thanks any folder spams etc; does anyone has an email from someone I could contact about this ? Thanks
You’re overthinking it. Pick a date you can go and start prepping.
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Old 12-05-2017 | 05:36 AM
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Age 67 is going to be a heck of a lot harder to sell than 65 was. No ICAO precedent.
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Old 12-05-2017 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TexasFlight
Age 67 is going to be a heck of a lot harder to sell than 65 was. No ICAO precedent.
Not a fan of increasing retirement age, but Japan already raised their pilots' retirement age to 67. Also, didn't Canada do away with age 65 for domestic operations?
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Old 12-05-2017 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
Not a fan of increasing retirement age, but Japan already raised their pilots' retirement age to 67. Also, didn't Canada do away with age 65 for domestic operations?
Not sure. But, thats certainly not a good trend.
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Old 12-05-2017 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ipdanno
After the class of Sept 17, 2008, WN hired zero pilots* for 2 1/2 years. Current first upgrade opportunity is about 10 years; I agree it should drop down a few years, in just a few years.

If the company doesn't stop hiring/upgrading.

AND if the age isn't raised to 67 or 70.

AND ... 'fill-in-the-blank'

* No, not Mitsubishi pilots, zero, as in none.
Keep hearing this Age 67 rumor over and over again. It does absolutely nothing to stop the upcoming 'crisis' or 'shortage' except to delay it by 2 yrs....

Everything else (the numbers) all stay the same. You basically just shift the columns right by two years.
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Old 12-05-2017 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Keep hearing this Age 67 rumor over and over again. It does absolutely nothing to stop the upcoming 'crisis' or 'shortage' except to delay it by 2 yrs....

Everything else (the numbers) all stay the same. You basically just shift the columns right by two years.
But it does kick the issue at least 8 earning reports down the road. Today, that's all that matters.
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Old 12-06-2017 | 10:43 PM
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Hiring should remain brisk in 2018. SWA will end 2017 with a fleet count of 707 airframes. The year end fleet in 2018 will be 750. That is a net gain of 43 aircraft in '18. These numbers show around 6% fleet growth in '18 to restore the fleet numbers lost during the classic retirement. These numbers come directly from GK so I expect them to be relatively accurate considering the short time frame.
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Old 12-07-2017 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by shoelu
Hiring should remain brisk in 2018. SWA will end 2017 with a fleet count of 707 airframes. The year end fleet in 2018 will be 750. That is a net gain of 43 aircraft in '18. These numbers show around 6% fleet growth in '18 to restore the fleet numbers lost during the classic retirement. These numbers come directly from GK so I expect them to be relatively accurate considering the short time frame.
net of 43 airframes but a increase in reliability also and long days for the planes. I’d say it’ll effect manning as if we added 60+ airframes.
Good news
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