Originally Posted by
CaptainCarl
The question is why? Why 14 new Beech FOs? That's more FOs than the entire CLE system combined. Is the company expecting a mass exodus from the Beech or are we expecting new flying?
Pure speculation here but I would say that they must be keeping BIL. Rumor is everyone has interviews in CLE, a few have them in BIL. There is one upgrade class set with rumors of another in the near future. They have been canceling flights in BIL due to lack of captains.
BIL alone lost 3 to the Saab, one other quit, one is a check airman with at best 9 days available to fly the line and one is a union guy that is always gone on union "business." That's 6 just in BIL to get them to "proper" staffing. In reality they could use 8 though. Where are the other 9 going? (there's supposed to be 3 in YYZ right now, 14+3=17)