180 pilots and 12 planes

[buttman]

http://www.bestaviation.net/jobs/airline.asp?ID=24

Acording to this website, Gemini Air Cargo has 180 pilots employed, but
only 12 planes in their fleet. Is this typical? That seems like a TON
of people for so very few planes...

[Bob Moore]

buttman wrote

> http://www.bestaviation.net/jobs/airline.asp?ID=24
>
> Acording to this website, Gemini Air Cargo has 180 pilots employed, but
> only 12 planes in their fleet. Is this typical? That seems like a TON
> of people for so very few planes...

At the old PanAm, we staffed 6 crews per airplane. That did not include
management and training pilots.

Bob Moore

[John Gaquin]

"buttman" > wrote in message
>
> Acording to this website, Gemini Air Cargo has 180 pilots employed, but
> only 12 planes in their fleet. Is this typical? That seems like a TON
> of people for so very few planes...

I believe Gemini is still running older 747s, which means at the numbers
given they're staffed at 5 crews per aircraft. I've flown for people that
staffed a bit tighter, but 5 crews/airplane is not unusual at all.