Originally Posted by
kc135rflyr
This bid was for 2/14 ie everybody should be where they are by the end of Feb, 2014. Looking at PBS lines awarded for this month, there were only 13 guys on reserve in IAH on the 75...this leads to either very efficient scheduling, LUCK, or a lot of JR manning.
UAL on both sides is very understaffed and WAY WAY WAY behind the power curve as far as hiring. IMHO even if the CAL side filled all these unfilled FO vacancies tomorrow, they'd still not have enough to fight the new FAA and contract rules. They'll also be losing UAL retreads that go back to the UAL side from our recall, but honestly, unless those guys are volunteer furloughs that want to go back to the 74 or 77 or CAP, they can hold a better line and bigger aircraft at the CAL side than going back to the POS...I mean BUS at UAL.
So the long and short of it is that UAL is in big trouble hiring wise and the flood gates are gonna have to open very soon. We all want you here just as bad, if not more so than you want to be here! Good luck and don't give up!!
KC- Thank you for the solid insight! I am not giving up and hoping that somehow I can be lucky enough for a call whenever the hiring starts.
Here is my assumption based on limited knowledge and trying to stay positive for all interested parties:
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SLI is on course but might take a bit longer than thought delaying into summer 13 for final award and decision.
-L-UAL pilots waiting to take recalls on UAL pilot list
-CAL will have to hire off the street in 2nd Q 2013 and not 4th Q as reported on the forum here.
-to dumb it down a bit the planning by UAL/CAL to not have to hire off the street until 4th Q might backfire and the hiring might occur sooner rather than later as classes in March-until SLI award might not be filled by all L-UAL furloughs
-L-UAL pilots have until 2018 to come back to the property and will elect to return or not return based upon own need.
Not trying to speculate too much but I just don't see CAL being able to count on filling slots until the above happens.