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av8sean · January 29th, 2003, 15:40

I think 35 hours includes pilots in training, vacation, and pilots on reserve. Under this rule of calculation, even Southwest flies just ~53 hours per pilot.

In any case, things like UAL are sad to see. Just further evidence that most of us will have careers with "low cost carriers", like Southwest, JetBlue, Airtran, Frontier, etc.

-Sean

January 29th, 2003, 15:40	#3
av8sean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto/DTW Posts: 487	Re: United Airlines Plans 25 Percent Fewer Pilots, Flight Attendants.... I think 35 hours includes pilots in training, vacation, and pilots on reserve. Under this rule of calculation, even Southwest flies just ~53 hours per pilot. In any case, things like UAL are sad to see. Just further evidence that most of us will have careers with "low cost carriers", like Southwest, JetBlue, Airtran, Frontier, etc. -Sean