Originally Posted by
Av8rking
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.)
They're probably just making sure they have a decent amount of people to put into class(es) should attrition accelerate. If United and Delta start to hire the existing pool will drain pretty quickly even if only a few classes are announced. Even though the flight time requirements are going up for applicants I don't think it will be as hard to find people as most people think. I'm sure the ATP requirements will change enough so that 141 grass or military pilots can get in with less than current ATP mins.