Vacancy 26-07 has arrived!
02-15-2026 | 10:15 AM
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I talked to Rob Strickland a couple of days ago and the answer was 1500 +/- 1000. It's clearly fluid. Other LCPs I've talked to in the last week said 1700. The common denominator that they all communicated that it was all predicated on airplane deliveries. It seems to me that right now the deliveries are proceeding as scheduled, which bodes well.
Bearing in mind that, at least for the time being, the new 787 deliveries are essentially offsetting all of our 777s that are parked.
Bearing in mind that, at least for the time being, the new 787 deliveries are essentially offsetting all of our 777s that are parked.
02-15-2026 | 10:39 AM
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From: 18%er but I’ll enforce UPA23 to the last period.
02-15-2026 | 10:47 AM
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I talked to Rob Strickland a couple of days ago and the answer was 1500 +/- 1000. It's clearly fluid. Other LCPs I've talked to in the last week said 1700. The common denominator that they all communicated that it was all predicated on airplane deliveries. It seems to me that right now the deliveries are proceeding as scheduled, which bodes well.
Bearing in mind that, at least for the time being, the new 787 deliveries are essentially offsetting all of our 777s that are parked.
Bearing in mind that, at least for the time being, the new 787 deliveries are essentially offsetting all of our 777s that are parked.
so really the 321 is backfilling the parked 777s.
02-15-2026 | 10:51 AM
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FWIW I would say that no one can truly predict the number, not even the company. Last year the cut down the hiring target a lot and then went wild with it the last 3 months of the year. This year will have its ups and downs, but overall I would say they just adjust based off whats happening at Boeing and Airbus. I suspect it will be between 1,000 and 2,000 though for sure. Higher if the deliveries hit on time lower if they don't. So right now to answer your question directly, closer to 2. But really, no one can know that.
02-16-2026 | 05:00 AM
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Staffing wise, we aren’t shrinking WB seats because they are parked…
Everyone needs to calm themselves about the PW 777s getting sidelined during the time of the season where normally a good number of WB aircraft comes off the line for MX/refits/paints etc anyways….
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