by Brant | Jun 4, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
A lot can change in a matter of days. SouthWest airlines fleet projections have already changed drastically enough to warrant a relook at their pilot demand numbers. The latest from the last article has changed significantly. Whereas they were looking at a longer-term...
by Brant | May 29, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Fleet Plans, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
Frontier has remained fairly optimistic, planning on their entire fleet being back in operation by end of summer. Due to the simplicity of their fleet, the assumptions aren’t as complicated as some of the other carriers. Simplicity doesn’t necessarily...
by Brant | May 27, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
While United may have announced the largest displacement bid in the industry, we simply don’t know what the future holds or if that will be accurate in the long run. What is interesting is they’ve announced the largest displacement bid but have provided...
by Brant | May 23, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
“In a case for recovery ” the website took a step towards discussing ways airlines could adjust staffing for fleet reductions without needing to resort to the old playbook of furlough. It was shown how reductions in line values could bring the recovery...
by Brant | May 22, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Fleet Plans, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
To say Delta’s pilot demand projections are difficult to project is an understatement. So the best way to look at this projection is as a “possible outcome”, that does it’s best to fit the curve of pilot staffing to what Delta management has...
by Brant | May 21, 2020 | Airline Pilot Supply, Fleet Plans, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply
Standard Disclaimer (No one really knows at this point what the recovery will look like, this is simply an educated guess) As of early May, JetBlue was showing some deliveries over the next year and a half. These expected deliveries have been reflected in the model,...
