Sign of the coming hiring boom

[pilotyip]

Eagle hiring 15 pilots every 2 weeks (300-400 in 2013)
-20 senior pilots flow through to AA each month
-Less than 100 applicants in the pool......very high no show rate for interviews
- only 35% of those interviewed are hired, down from over 50% when pool had 500+

Training performance based on hours and background from 2011-2013
-500-800 total time excellent performance in class
-Previous 121-135 job....good performance
-Second career (former lawyer, architect, real estate, etc) poor performance
-900-1500 total time CFIs poorest performers of all

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Interesting!, source, link ect

 

[Flyer1015]

Only the regional level, no shortage of any applicants at the LCC/Major level.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Only the regional level, no shortage of any applicants at the LCC/Major level.

Exactly.

 

[wms]

The demand for pilots at the majors for the next 1 1/2-2 decades out- numbers the number of pilots at the regionals; and projected applicants. There have been 3000 commercial certificates issued in the last five years, mostly to foreign students.

We can argue a shortage all we want. The major airline mgmts know the reality and are expressing concerns about future staffing.

If the number of pilots doesn't increase, the solution to not enough pilots will be to increase capacity and reduce fleet size. That means there will be enough pilots to staff the planes, but not enough planes to meet passenger demand.

 

[kf4amu]

You can get a commercial certificate in 6 months. There will be no pilot shortage once they start paying the market rate for pilots

 

[JustaNumber]

You can get a commercial certificate in 6 months. There will be no pilot shortage once they start paying the market rate for pilots

Did you really forget about the 1500 hour rule starting this summer? (Although I agree we would be amazed at how many experienced pilots would start coming out of the woodwork for the right price).

 

[wms]

You can get a commercial certificate in 6 months. There will be no pilot shortage once they start paying the market rate for pilots

And how many years to get the ATP which will be required, and not easy or cheap to get? After August you will need a crm/advanced aircraft course in a level 4 sim to take the written, according to the requirements our training dept received from our Feds.

The relief from the pilot shortage will not come soon or be cheap and will get much worse in the mean time.

 

[kf4amu]

There are plenty of contract, corporate, charter, etc guys that would jump to a better job, if the job was attractive enough. No pilot shortage.

 

[Twisted Mind]

I would agree not a shortage of pilots. a shortage of pilots willing to work for the current compensation and work rules. I heard Pinnacle is going to hire this fall.