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10-25-2022, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ArmyRWP2018

With 206 pilots listed as TRN based today that is a long time to pay people for sitting at home. Metering hiring to let training backlog catch up a bit isn’t the worst thing.

Last time there was this big of a push to hire a bunch of pilots was during the Dash transition. Keefer dropped the ball and refused to release enough pilots from the line to adequately staff the training department, resulting in major backlogs. They hired 300 pilots that year and lost 200. It’ll be interesting to see how the plan works out this time around, especially since they’re planning to shut down a sim as they try to plus up 15 jets worth of crews on top of attrition.

01-23-2023, 02:13 AM

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In the last cadet meeting they told us that Piedmont's goal is to triple their fleet by Q4 2026, and expand Westward. I was just wondering what are people's thoughts on that?

01-23-2023, 06:55 AM

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In the last cadet meeting they told us that Piedmont's goal is to triple their fleet by Q4 2026, and expand Westward. I was just wondering what are people's thoughts on that?

With 50 seaters, exclusively? I would not think so.

That would imply all the 50 seaters would come over from Envoy as well as all the planes Air Wisconsin has (or something equivalent), with no planes going to the desert.

01-23-2023, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fofofo

In the last cadet meeting they told us that Piedmont's goal is to triple their fleet by Q4 2026, and expand Westward. I was just wondering what are people's thoughts on that?

to quote Super Troopers…I believe that when me **** turn purple and smells like rainbow sherbet.

considering they have said zilch to us on the line, PSA opened DFW, we have only around 140 lines for 3 bases and Air Wisky is back, gives me little confidence in expansion outside of Philly, Harrisburg and CLT.

01-23-2023, 07:59 PM

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In the last cadet meeting they told us that Piedmont's goal is to triple their fleet by Q4 2026, and expand Westward. I was just wondering what are people's thoughts on that?

Piedmont has been expanding their fleet from 40 to 100 jets since 2017…

01-25-2023, 05:24 PM

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Piedmont has been expanding their fleet from 40 to 100 jets since 2017…

Eventually AA needs to replace the clapped out 145’s. They are ridden harder than a Tennessee patrol officer on a Saturday night.

01-25-2023, 05:38 PM

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Eventually AA needs to replace the clapped out 145’s. They are ridden harder than a Tennessee patrol officer on a Saturday night.

Well played, Sir!

01-25-2023, 07:46 PM

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Eventually AA needs to replace the clapped out 145’s. They are ridden harder than a Tennessee patrol officer on a Saturday night.

From your name, I take it you have first hand experience.

01-26-2023, 07:34 AM

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Historically, it's always been easy for American to pit Piedmont against the pilots at Envoy and PSA especially when American wanted to introduce the EMB-175 and CRJ900 into the regional fleet. To this day, American has absolutely NO PLANS to introduce a new aircraft type into Piedmont's fleet needed for long-term sustainability. Honestly, American needs to dissolve Piedmont Airlines and merge Piedmont's assets (FAA licensed pilots, A&Ps, and dispatchers) into American Airlines.
American Airlines Made the Wrong Bet by Doubling Regional Pilot Pay: Analyst (airlineweekly.com)

01-27-2023, 01:11 PM

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Read that article until they say that doubling pilot pay doubles the cost of the operation… nothing is further from the truth. Even at the new rate, pilot and FA salary is only about 15% of the operating cost. If that.