ToiletDuck
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- Apr 23, 2005
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CHQ is by no means properly staffed. I'm based in STL and we have NO reserves to speak of. Can't trade/drop a trip for the life of me.
I've heard the CRJ class is the only class that has had cuts in it. This is expected with the leases on the aircraft about to end. From what's been going on there has been no slowdown of training as of yet. They are still piling in people as fast as they have been. However they have been at optimal capacity for training for some time. They can't really increase it. With other airlines not hiring the amount of applicants is starting to rise considerably.
RAH is still pumping people out for all three certificates. They might be hiring into a pool now as they can't train them any faster than they already are. I've been told that we still need some 400 people to become saturated at current rates. With the expected growth of the E-jets the number to hire in 2008 is something around 800 pilots.
I've heard the CRJ class is the only class that has had cuts in it. This is expected with the leases on the aircraft about to end. From what's been going on there has been no slowdown of training as of yet. They are still piling in people as fast as they have been. However they have been at optimal capacity for training for some time. They can't really increase it. With other airlines not hiring the amount of applicants is starting to rise considerably.
RAH is still pumping people out for all three certificates. They might be hiring into a pool now as they can't train them any faster than they already are. I've been told that we still need some 400 people to become saturated at current rates. With the expected growth of the E-jets the number to hire in 2008 is something around 800 pilots.