JetBlue

[N813CA]

JetBlue has stopped new hiring....

 

[MikeSF340]

No classes after March. Should start back up in the fall.

 

[n757st]

Over hired a bit in 2011, no big conspiracy behind it.

 

[B6Busdriver]

Over hired a bit in 2011, no big conspiracy behind it.

But our CP said we were going to hire 300........lips moving=lying

 

[Smarta$$]

But our CP said we were going to hire 300........lips moving=lying

Agree. That was before AA filed BK and before the new rest rules were public, but disappointing that they haven't kept that promise...

 

[B6Busdriver]

Agree. That was before AA filed BK and before the new rest rules were public, but disappointing that they haven't kept that promise...

I'm confused, how does AA's bankruptcy affect our hiring?

 

[Lake Alice]

But our CP said we were going to hire 300........lips moving=lying

I'm not a huge fan of our flight ops but this comment just goes to show that Jetblue flights ops, particularly the CP office, have little insight into what JetBlue is doing. You take everything that comes from a chief pilot with a proverbial grain of salt.

 

[MikeSF340]

I'm confused, how does AA's bankruptcy affect our hiring?

I think they were expecting a bunch of guys who have numbers at American to go back.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

I think they were expecting a bunch of guys who have numbers at American to go back.

JB doesn't make you resign your prior seniority numbers? Wow, AE does.

 

[MikeSF340]

JB doesn't make you resign your prior seniority numbers? Wow, AE does.

JB can require you to do whatever it wants, but if American doesn't care it doesn't matter.

 

[Flyer1015]

Hiring for what? Attrition? Fleet growth? How many new planes delivered this year? How about for next year?

 

[MikeSF340]

Hiring for what? Attrition? Fleet growth? How many new planes delivered this year? How about for next year?

The plan was to hire for both attrition and fleet growth. JB is taking delivery of 11 airplanes this year. It looks like the attrition is not what they expected so the hiring has slowed/stopped for awhile.

 

[Splert]

Agree. That was before AA filed BK and before the new rest rules were public, but disappointing that they haven't kept that promise...

It was also before the Sunset in the West.

 

[Flyer1015]

When did JetBlue go public IPO? 2003? And when they went public, how big were they at the time (how many planes)?

 

[B6Busdriver]

When did JetBlue go public IPO? 2003? And when they went public, how big were they at the time (how many planes)?

About 25 and PROFITABLE.