CAL Hiring?

[imadumbpilot]

Beware Continental was going to hire 300 flight attendants this year...They just stopped after 2 classes,,,,,

Not sure what has changed here , but now they are stopping things again..Not sure what is going on with the company.....

I know it is a hard decision to make--STAY or go to a major ..? That you may be there for 1-2 years and then get laid off...because a merger with another company is not far off......

This was in the update from the MEC Chairman today, 5/13/05

On a positive note, our seniority list continues to grow in numbers, as our latest new hire class joined our airline this week. Current projections indicate approximately 48 pilots per month indefinitely. This positive news for us all nonetheless stretches the Training Department, our brother and sister instructor core and our facilities to the max.. As our new pilots transit to their bases and join us in the cockpits, extend the hand of welcome to each and every one of them. We also have new hire flight attendants joining our flight crews; please welcome them aboard as well.



The company and the flight attendants are scheduled to get back to the negotiations table this week in a continuing effort to reach agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. We will report any progress as information becomes available.

I don't know your source, but there is no slowing down yet. Now, maybe they are going to slow f/a hiring as "negotiating leverage" but I doubt it.