Originally Posted by
KD5MDK
Seems odd. You'd think the value of long haul vs short haul would meant A320 pilots promoted to fill the gap, and new narrow body pilots picked up as necessary. It might take a few months to train up on the new model, but if your staffing is that short aren't you in trouble anyway?
before you can remove the A320 pilots to other fleets,you must train their replacements,which takes more than a few months.BA is failing to recruit the numbers of pilots from other airlines it expected.Because of the number of cadets coming through,BA's training department is at full stretch and has been for 18 months,hence the number of Titan aircraft etc.
One of the new LCY aircraft sat after purchase because there was no pilots to fly it.Whilst the situation will resolve itself in due course,it is not a quick fix.BA was helped when the retirement age was raised from 55,which gave them rather more pilots than they expected.That was some time ago and the benefits are now being lost to old age.
Cant wait to hear Captain KARFA's voice on the PA^
