Just started indoc last week, so I will give what little insight I have from being around the offices.

Right now they need pilots (heavy emphasis on the NEED!). However, they have not quite hired the HR people to cope with the massive amount of hiring they are trying to do. This is not bad, its just growing pains. I know Linda said they are trying to hire another pilot recruiter, and I am sure the situation is the same everywhere in HR. Training is going smoothly, but you can tell they are swamped on that side too. Altogether, people are making it work, and if HR/training growth can catch up to company growth, things will be great.

They are also definitely trying to pull guys from other regionals. Right now there are about 50 people in my CRJ/145 indoc class, and the estimated breakdown I would guess to be about 40% CFIs, 35% prior 121, 25% corporate/135. The 121 guys are a few mesas, a few TSAs, an XJT, and some other smaller ops. They are now offering $2500 signing bonuses for current-qualified CRJ or 145 pilots who come to CHQ for that airplane. They also recently upped the training pay to a reasonable $400/week tax-free "stipend". Unfortunately they cant up the hourly pay right now, but contract time is coming up in october this year, so we could see some good changes then if they are still having the problems filling seats. So all around, they are paying $$$ to bring people here, and not just lowering mins, as it should be! (they did lower them recently to 1000/100, but I dont know if they will do much lower)

To they guy who put in his app and hasnt been called, fax/email another resume! If you are qualified, they WANT you, but they just havent gotten to it yet due to the HR problems discussed earlier.