Originally Posted by
sandrich
No word on FO class. But between the Feb and March classes, i'd imagine they will meet their Capt quota and start hiring more FOs. Between Initial, Upgrade, and Transitions, we've got 62 pilots in training right now (hence the current shortage). And we've got the confirmation that hiring will continue through 2012. No official word on the next FO class. Theres usually a new class every 5 weeks, so the Feb class started on the 20th that probably means the next class will be end of March/early April and might be a mix of Capts and FOs. Dont quote me on that.
It is going to be interesting for sure to see how they are going to staff their planes (at 19/hour) given the 1500 hour rule approaching, the rest rule and the supposed retirements picking up soon at the majors.