Originally Posted by
B2N2
Over the years Americans have become very adapt at being their own worst enemies.
With a vaccination rate stuck at 52%, TSA numbers still well down from ‘19, several states running at almost 100% ICU capacity.
With the uptick in travel being mostly Domestic I don’t see this “hiring boom” lasting very long.
Personally I think that this is mostly to make up for too many taking early retirement or other buy-outs.
Its a partial recovery not a growth.
There are rumors circulating that American is trying to hire 2000 in 2022. That would be the most pilots any airline has ever hired in a single year (if in fact the rumors true).