November 6, 2003
For those of you who have read the November 1 Reporting Point, you probably have questions concerning the “Hiring and Manning Forecast” table. This forecast was generated by the SWAPA Scheduling Committee in order to capture your attention concerning the possible effects that increased Open Time would have on hiring for 2004. The table reflects the possibility of hiring new pilots that will actively fly on the line by the end of 2004. Many of you have heard rumors that we’re suppose to hire
up to 500 pilots in 2004. As expected, this contradiction has caught the interest of many. We did a poor job of explaining the chart.
The chart we published indicated that we do not need any pilots until June and then we needed 60 pilots in June 2004, and more for the rest of the year. In order to have 60 pilots on line in June the company must start new hire classes in February. There is a 3-4 month lead time associated with the training pipeline. Additionally the chart did not reflect the new hires late in 2004 to account for the early 2005 aircraft delivery schedule, nor did it account for the additional aircraft deliveries announced in late October.
Our forecast is very similar to the company forecast and the news is good. Once they start hiring there will be a virtually continuous flow of new hires for years.
For those of you who have read the November 1 Reporting Point, you probably have questions concerning the “Hiring and Manning Forecast” table. This forecast was generated by the SWAPA Scheduling Committee in order to capture your attention concerning the possible effects that increased Open Time would have on hiring for 2004. The table reflects the possibility of hiring new pilots that will actively fly on the line by the end of 2004. Many of you have heard rumors that we’re suppose to hire
up to 500 pilots in 2004. As expected, this contradiction has caught the interest of many. We did a poor job of explaining the chart.
The chart we published indicated that we do not need any pilots until June and then we needed 60 pilots in June 2004, and more for the rest of the year. In order to have 60 pilots on line in June the company must start new hire classes in February. There is a 3-4 month lead time associated with the training pipeline. Additionally the chart did not reflect the new hires late in 2004 to account for the early 2005 aircraft delivery schedule, nor did it account for the additional aircraft deliveries announced in late October.
Our forecast is very similar to the company forecast and the news is good. Once they start hiring there will be a virtually continuous flow of new hires for years.
