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DougsRule

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Just wondering...

How many have been hired so far? (Congrats to those who have!)

When is the next interview scheduled for?

What is the total number to be hired?

Thanks,
 
Where have you seen the 400 for next year posted? I have not seen anything about '08. Thanks.

800:
Somebody tossed it around, and I have heard it from several other sources.....
You know, the CP's secretary told the janitor who heard it from the vice president of...........
Take it for what its worth.

737
 
How is the age 60 to 65 rule gonna affect the hiring number for the next couple years?

Age 60 won't affect us much because most of the older, more senior pilots have already gone. Most of the hiring now is due to growth.
Here is a list of the retirements over the next 10 years.
You'll see that most of the heavy retirements don't really start for another 5-7 years.

2007-29
2008-60
2009-70
2010-91
2011-130
2012-159
2013-220
2014-265
2015-333
2016-474
2017-556

737
 
Legacies, Military, Regionals, AirTran
 
What do you mean age 60 won't affect you much. If it goes to 65, your retirement list will look like this:

2007-0
2008-0
2009-0
2010-0
2011-0
2012-29
2013-60
2014-70
2015-91
2016-130
2017-159
2018-220
2019-265
2020-333
2021-474
2022-556

Age 60 won't affect us much because most of the older, more senior pilots have already gone. Most of the hiring now is due to growth.
Here is a list of the retirements over the next 10 years.
You'll see that most of the heavy retirements don't really start for another 5-7 years.

2007-29
2008-60
2009-70
2010-91
2011-130
2012-159
2013-220
2014-265
2015-333
2016-474
2017-556

737
 
What do you mean age 60 won't affect you much. If it goes to 65, your retirement list will look like this:

2007-0
2008-0
2009-0
2010-0
2011-0
2012-29
2013-60
2014-70
2015-91
2016-130
2017-159
2018-220
2019-265
2020-333
2021-474
2022-556

It will affect every airline. End of discussion.
 
I just spoke to a fellow that I had recommended for a pilot job at Delta (He was hired for the first class that started today). He tells me that there are 8 people in the first class. He thinks that one is a former military guy, several from ASA, a couple from AirTran and the other one or two were from other commuters. All former captains with several thousand hours in turbojets and quite a bit of PIC time. Supposed to be 40 in the next class. BTW, if the age 65 rule comes to pass, it will be at least 18 months to two years coming, and not all will want to stay around that long. I quit at 57 1/2 and was quite happy to do it.
 
Correction to my last post. 10 in the current class, supposed to be 14, but 4 didn`t show up. 9 got the MD 88, one the 737-800. Don`t know where they will be based. Supposed to be 40 next month, maybe two classes of 20 each. Good luck to all....
 

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