I've been out of the loop for a while now as far as new hire classes. Seems like they have had two classes recently with about 6 new hires. All of which were based in Dayton. I assume that until they get a majority of the ATP/Type rides done for the FO's that the amount of classes will be limited. They did however just announce another 4 CA upgrades.

They have also started asking for LOA's from captains for the month of October. As well as a trip by trip basis LOA for the FO's. The reason for that is so that the guys/gals that do not have the ATP minimums can get their times up. Of course if you take the LOA as an FO, you do not get paid for your time off. And they only notify you 24 hours before the trip start to let you know if you have it off.