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44 new hire pilots for the current bid with results out Sep. 16. Training for this bid is in October to complete all by March.
The next bid is slated for January to be effective in July, with classes starting in April and continuing through summer. Open positions will include at least 43 new captain positions and 27 FO's, with 60 new hires expected for that bid.
This will achieve a 3.5 percent block hour increase in 2006, and more bids will result from a plan for a 6.7 percent block hour increase in 2007. Growth has been mentioned in relation to this and future bids, as well as covering retirements.
And yes, the first few classes will be filled with pilots from the hiring pool, which has 15 pilots in it now.
The next bid is slated for January to be effective in July, with classes starting in April and continuing through summer. Open positions will include at least 43 new captain positions and 27 FO's, with 60 new hires expected for that bid.
This will achieve a 3.5 percent block hour increase in 2006, and more bids will result from a plan for a 6.7 percent block hour increase in 2007. Growth has been mentioned in relation to this and future bids, as well as covering retirements.
And yes, the first few classes will be filled with pilots from the hiring pool, which has 15 pilots in it now.