Originally Posted by StSebastian
Plus, 1500 total people does not mean they're all working all at the same time for every hour in the week. If each of them is working a 40 hour week and there are 168 hours in the week, then that's 23% of them working at any given time, or 381 mechanics available systemwide on an average basis.
1500, +300 management, DOES buy NW enough time to work with its vendors to source even more additional replacement mechanics who will be taking over the mechanics work going forward.
-Alan