maybe the new quarterback CM will figure out the cost of pilot training and multiply that number with the attrition number
Do you have any idea of that cost? Probably not as high as many of us would like to think. Line training is cheap, only really the salary addition cost of a line training captain. What is sim for a type rating worth? Allowing for add ons maybe US$40K, this figure is an educated guess based on what sim programs around the world cost. EK have all in house with large economy of scale as an advantage.
So bring it up to US$50K for fun. If the pilot stays with the company only five years (bond?) then the cost of training them initially works out to US$830 per month. Hardly an awe inspiring figure.
I would be really interested if anyone has an even close to accurate figure for ground school and sim cost.