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04-09-2014, 07:34 PM
#4461
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Originally Posted by Cruz5350
Most of the classes are 30 new hires and 10 transitions roughly at least as of recently.
04-09-2014, 07:42 PM
#4462
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Joined APC: May 2009
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Originally Posted by alaskadrifter
Is that above or below the historical average?
04-09-2014, 09:23 PM
#4463
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 690
Originally Posted by kfahmi
That makes me feel old. I got my ATP back when we had TCAs and ARSAs and ATAs instead of all this Class B/C/D nonsense. (Well, not quite. But it was close.)
04-10-2014, 05:40 AM
#4464
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Position: ERJ - 145
Posts: 1,631
Originally Posted by kfahmi
That makes me feel old. I got my ATP back when we had TCAs and ARSAs and ATAs instead of all this Class B/C/D nonsense. (Well, not quite. But it was close.)
04-10-2014, 06:25 AM
#4465
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Joined APC: Sep 2009
Posts: 219
Originally Posted by rcfd13
30 is Normal for new hires. Ten is kind of low for transitions but I assume that's because they're going to need more people on the line in the summer and can't afford to run big classes. They had bigger transition classes in the fall and winter. My transition class was a class of 30.
04-10-2014, 06:47 PM
#4466
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Position: Supreme Allied Commander
Posts: 1,054
Attrition for March was only about 10. But attrition from April 1st, or in the last ten days is 15 pilots. 1 retire, 1 QOL, 13 new hires at a SWA, United, Frontier Jetblue, Virgin and Delta. 4 new hires didnt pass the ground school, so subtract 4 from that class. Attrition is picking up.
04-10-2014, 06:58 PM
#4467
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Posts: 181
Originally Posted by saturn
Attrition for March was only about 10. But attrition from April 1st, or in the last ten days is 15 pilots. 1 retire, 1 QOL, 13 new hires at a SWA, United, Frontier Jetblue, Virgin and Delta. 4 new hires didnt pass the ground school, so subtract 4 from that class. Attrition is picking up.
04-10-2014, 07:00 PM
#4468
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Posts: 492
Originally Posted by saturn
Attrition for March was only about 10. But attrition from April 1st, or in the last ten days is 15 pilots. 1 retire, 1 QOL, 13 new hires at a SWA, United, Frontier Jetblue, Virgin and Delta. 4 new hires didnt pass the ground school, so subtract 4 from that class. Attrition is picking up.
04-10-2014, 07:10 PM
#4469
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Posts: 615
Originally Posted by saturn
Attrition for March was only about 10. But attrition from April 1st, or in the last ten days is 15 pilots. 1 retire, 1 QOL, 13 new hires at a SWA, United, Frontier Jetblue, Virgin and Delta. 4 new hires didnt pass the ground school, so subtract 4 from that class. Attrition is picking up.
04-10-2014, 07:21 PM
#4470
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Position: RJ right-seat warmer
Posts: 632
Originally Posted by snippercr
What's your point? People age?
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