FWIW: I talked with a couple guys in the training department, and their impression is that there will be no new hire classes in the CRJ or EMB until at least 2009. Kind of makes sense as there are plent of reserves on the CRJ CA/FO sides, and also on the EMB CA side. I hear that EMB FO's are understaffed, however, I have flown with a couple of guys on reserve and they are only averaging 10-20 hours of flying per month. Combine that with the upcoming schedule reductions in September, and I also think it could be a while. Although we did just add a new route on the EMB, Portland to North Bend.
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