Originally Posted by
FDX8891
AA flying isn't bringing in any additional aircraft; they're just shifting some over from Delta. Unless attrition picks up, my guess is that we're probably not going to hire the rest of the year, at least on the ERJ side. All recent company messages have stated our staffing levels are "adequate".
That's what I thought, but why are they hiring into a pool? All I can figure is that they are expecting hiring soon, or they are trying to suck up all the qualified applicants before the new flight time requirements go into effect. (after all, it does cost money to interview folks.)