Originally Posted by
returnoftheyeti
Ok, getting WAY off topic here, but i am curious. I understand that some mechanics can taxi planes around airport, bring them in and out of hangers, etc. What type of "license" do they need for that? Also, if WN needs to ferry a plane, do they have ferry pilots? Or is it just a regular pilot who is not assigned to anything that day? I would bet that is a pretty plumb assignment, flying an empty plane.
Ferrying planes is not nearly common enough to warrant keeping dedicated ferry pilots on staff. They'd be sitting around twiddling their thumbs all the time.