Originally Posted by
Zoomie
If the past is any indication, "newhire" training classes at CAL normally to not occur during summer months. If there is a May class, that will most likely be the last class until September.
Just saying...
CAL likes to have all of its IPs/Check Airman on the line during the summer to plus up the #s to cover the summer flying.
However, this could change, but they are junior manning and have actively canceled CAL flights (not many, but at least 2) due to lack of crews on the 737 in IAH just last week.
If a bid comes out, my WAG is that they will have some pretty big classes in March-May and then we'll stop again until fall.
Two problems with that theory.
1) A previous poster confirmed that CAL will make summer arrangements for any mil returnees. That means building a class with just one person if necessary. Not desired but that they will accomodate.
2) March and 3 April classes have already been announced at 20/class. I spoke to Charlie Venema last week and he confirmed two April classes of 20. I don't think that they can get much larger than 20 at the moment; it started as 12/class and grew to 16/class and now 20/class.