Originally Posted by
ANCDU
Even though we aren't really growing in fleet size the fact there has been no recruitment for so long means it will take years to catch up to get establishment numbers correct.
I think I saw some stats that suggested total A330 flying hours are up more than 10% from 12 months ago- hence shortage on those aircraft. 737 hours are also up hence the need for more crew on those aircraft. Basically they've worked out they can work the aeroplanes harder but we didn't and don't have the crew numbers to match. Add to that the VRs that were taken just 18 months ago as well as the retirements from the A330, 737 and A380 since and it's easy to work out why we're short.
And that's before we start loading up for expansion caused by the 787.