Originally Posted by
Kenny
The problem with a number that large AA, is where do they come from, in a relatively small amount of time? And the bigger problem, does AA have the capacity to train 2000 new-hires in a year?
If history dictates, then about half will come from the military. As for the training capacity, I don’t know but I do know this:
The most AA has ever hired in one year was around 1000. At the time AA had 8 different types on the property. That’s a lot of bidding around by pilots. Today AA has 4 types with very little lateral movement occurring (eg. 737 to A320, or 777 to 787). That takes out a lot of training right there. Next, AA has recently gone from 9 month CQT cycles to 12 months, again taking out a lot of training events. Is all that streamlining enough to push out 2000 new hires in one year? Remains to be seen. Again I’d like to emphasize that the 2000 target is purely rumor right now.