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[mwmav8r01]

Is COA still on pace for total recall in April? Any talk of classes beyond that?

Matt

 

[SEFlyer]

Is COA still on pace for total recall in April? Any talk of classes beyond that?

Matt

Yes. and Yes.

 

[ETOPS-787]

Hiring

Are they going to hire new pilots in 2005?

 

[psysicx]

What are the bases?

 

[BluDevAv8r]

Is COA still on pace for total recall in April? Any talk of classes beyond that?

Matt

Matt,

After the last CAL pilot is recalled, there are 113 pilots at ExpressJet who have rights to flow over to CAL. This will be done in a block so there will be no dilution in the new hire class with off-the-street new hires. After that, there are 189 ExpressJet pilots who were hired by CAL via the "preferential interview" process and another 59 who are eligible to go over as well, provided they pass a simulator ride successfully. It is unclear at this time if CAL will bring those pilots hired via the "P.I." process over as a block or if they will ratio in new hires off the street.

-Neal

 

[#1 Windmilling]

Neal,

When are all of the furloughees from the mainline supposed to be back? Also, how many have confirmed classes? I had heard that all will be recalled by June, but has everyone been given a classdate? Thanks for the info. I realize all is subject to change.....

-W

 

[schmooze]

Bases

What are the bases?

CLE, EWR, IAH and Guam.

Schmooze

 

[psysicx]

Thanks

 

[BluDevAv8r]

Neal,

When are all of the furloughees from the mainline supposed to be back? Also, how many have confirmed classes? I had heard that all will be recalled by June, but has everyone been given a classdate? Thanks for the info. I realize all is subject to change.....

-W

W,

The current CAL P2P forecast is to have all pilots recalled by April, at a minimum. That is all subject to change and my best guess is that they will reach the furlough line sooner than that. At that point, CAL will hire exclusively from the "113" group over at XJT, which is 113 pilots who have the option to flow over to CAL (although not all of those pilots will go it appears). After the "113" comes the guys/gals hired via the preferential interview process but again, it is unclear at this time as to what happens when we hit that point.

-Neal

 

[NEDude]

After the recalls and the 113, any idea on how many CAL plans on hiring in 2005? How about 2006?

 

[BluDevAv8r]

After the recalls and the 113, any idea on how many CAL plans on hiring in 2005? How about 2006?

No idea. Sorry.

-Neal

 

[Vik]

Could some shed some light on how those 113 at Xjet got "rights" to flow through to CAL?

 

[BluDevAv8r]

Could some shed some light on how those 113 at Xjet got "rights" to flow through to CAL?

They are the most senior 113 pilots on our list (other than the flowbacks from CAL and those who made the decision to be "lifers" at XJT). Prior to 9/11, they had class dates to flow over (it gets muddy but the flow-through agreement was being terminated due to XJT's IPO and CAL extended class dates to 118 pilots in a block with no ratio, 5 of whom have left to other airlines in the past few years) to CAL and they retained those rights once hiring resumed. As such, they will be the first 113 pilots hired by CAL after the last furloughed CAL pilot is recalled.

-Neal

 

[mwmav8r01]

Thanks for the news... What about NWA?

Matt

 

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