Airtran Hiring

[T45Flyer]

Anyone know what the current plans are for your hiring? Last I heard you were hiring classes for the forseeable future. Is that still the plan?

Thanks.

Disclaimer: If SWA hires a few hundred a year and Airtran hires a few hundred a year, could make the SLI Agreement more palatable which ever way it goes.

 

[meanstreak]

Read some of the other posts if you have time, it's all there on the information you seek. Basically we've been told all classes after Oct have been put on hold. The hiring will come from the Southwest side for now.

 

[T45Flyer]

Read some of the other posts if you have time, it's all there on the information you seek. Basically we've been told all classes after Oct have been put on hold. The hiring will come from the Southwest side for now.

Thanks for the info. Some of these threads have become so long, I lose interest after page 5.

 

[FlyWolf]

If AAI ops is kept seperate for 2 years, wouldn't that means Airtran will have to keep the hiring going to staff the ops?

 

[Ualexpress]

No, because all future AirTran deliveries will go to SWA and not AirTran (except for the 2 717s coming early next year). It appears all future AirTran 737 deliveries will be configured in the SWA configuration (paint and interiors) and be delivered to SWA after the deal is closed early next year. That is the reason SWA is starting classes in January.

 

[Lear70]

SWA was a *little* tight on staffing for the summer, but the first of the hiring they're doing is timed a little early for summer flying (they'll be online by March), and just "happens" to coincide with the first of the 737 deliveries that "WE" we hiring for but had our hiring put on hold as it now appears SWA will get our 737 deliveries instead of us.

Certainly we'll have 30 or so F/O's who won't upgrade because of it, and 150 or so poolies who now won't get class dates. It's unknown whether Southwest will accept our poolies into their pool or flush our pool completely after DOCC; I would imagine that's a little far down the priority list of our respective Merger Committees.

 

[TV9Driver]

but, what does AirTran bring to the merger.....

 

[OldManPilot]

but, what does AirTran bring to the merger.....

Did you even read this thread before interjecting such a comment.

 

[livintheredream]

Atlantatude

 

[OldManPilot]

Atlantatude

not at all.. his comment was not a question, it was a remark... there was no ? after his comment. Once again another attempt to bring on some type of responce.

My MEC speaks for me on all SLI questions.