First week of March new-hire, no word yet, I am not expecting anything until July/August time-frame but hoping for a call soon just to schedule it up...would put me at ease. I heard mainly 75/76 classes for now, no DC10 classes for awhile, 777 may have vacancies but for the benefit of current line pilots (in seat locks), I hope they get first dibs. Last class assigned to a 02/14 interviewee was June 21st. That's all I know!
And yes it's 18 days on, but you can bid for schedules that have other variations of the 18 days. They can extend you up to 4-days. Overtime is key to making money with current pay schedule. New and improved contract expected in 2-3 months from what I hear.
Thanks for the information.