Record Pilot Hiring and Aircraft orders
 

Republic Airlines (UAL CPA provider) filed for Chapter 11 today. I hope we can all offer support for our brothers and sisters at RAH as they start down an uncertain path.

Reflecting on the past 2 years, UAL now appears to have been planning for effects of a dwindling manpower pool. We've hired more pilots than needed for announced growth and attrition and now appear ready to potentially absorb some industry capacity.

Those who have been around for awhile know how quickly the industry can change, but for now it's comforting to see some longer range planning.

More than we needed? What is that statement based on?:confused:

Guppy killers anyone?

He is correct in that hiring for attrition-alone would have only been about 300-some for each year in 2014-2016, but actual/planned hiring was closer to 800-1000 (I can't remember how many were hired in 2014).

It's ironic that the guys back in the day with the Guppy Killer decals are probably working here now.

I am fully prepared to support offering RAH pilots the same opportunities that they voluntarily offered furloughed UA pilots.

It's one thing to say we have been hiring more than will account for attrition, but remember, how drastically we were behind hiring and understaffed for years. Couple that with unannounced aircraft deliveries, it's easy to see the hiring numbers we have today.

Pilots and what they know about the airline business. That's a one page book. Proven over and over and over.

If your a pilot, just shut your trap, fly your contract, support your brothers, take care of the customer and do your job professionally because guess what...you probably got the best one at the whole bloody airline.

If your management worry about the airline business. If your a pilot just live your life and enjoy what a great job this can be beacuse if it all comes crashing down you'll get your chance to worry about a lot of things...

I sort of doubt it. Was there for over a decade and I never saw a single one or even heard that phrase uttered from crews I flew with. It's either urban myth or if it existed, it was put on for a brief period a long time ago by a couple of the sort of 2%ers who exist at every airline and are probably not capable of hiding their ingrained idiocy in an interview. I'm sure they were put in their place pretty quickly by others.

The significant majority of RAH'ers don't want scope erosion at the majors, are doing what they can to move on, are solid professionals and enjoy a beer or two with crews from any airline - again with the standard 2% cutout for fools found at any airline.

That's deep bro........

You're (NOT your) a true philosopher. But you might wanna lay off the psychedelics before posting. ;)

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