Jetz,
No, I don't fly for CitationShares. I fly for an airline based in SEA that has a picture of Jimi Hendrix, or is is Jerry Garcia....or someone like that, on the tail
However, I do have a really close friend that I have known for a long time who flies there (on the Bravo). I talk to him all the time, and he's pretty free with the information on the company, both the good and the bad....but, it's mostly good. As with any company, there are things that are frustrating, and these things seem to be magnified with all the venting that goes on....but, like I've said before, he thinks it's a good place to be...he only wishes they'd open something out here on the West Coast as a base, so he can move back out here.
When I mentioned in an earlier post about the hiring and interviewing...they do seem to interview on a fairly regular basis, but it's usually one guy here, one guy there, etc. And when they hire, it also seems to be small numbers at a time. Hardly ever more than 3-5 in any month, so that would jive with the numbers you posted. Understand, I am talking in generalities, from what I hear. But, I think it's fairly accurate information.
And as far as Turbinehead goes, he asks questions about CitationShares interviewing, hiring, etc. on one thread, while saying "Companies like CitationShares don't stand a chance", in another. What an idiot. I don't think he's the "five star" material that CS is looking for.