Heard a couple of rumors and part speculation on my part. We're hiring like crazy, and there is talk of changes to the training program that sounds very much like Compass.

Think of it this way. Why would Hulas continue to pay for all the duplication involved with two seperate certificates when has has two pilot groups represented by the same union with similiar pay scales and contracts? Everybody knows the 145s are going away eventually as UAL has made it clear the larger RJs are the future. The reason for all these certificates (mainline scope on 50 seaters) is gone.

Gonna be an interesting next couple of months.

I agree with this... a lot of positions are being merged on the TSH level and Compass people are actually heading up the efforts. Crew Planning, Crew Records, Technical Publications, etc.... so this sounds plausible. They are also beefing up dispatch, scheduling, and maintenance positions within the SOC at this time as well. Completely overstaffed for our current operations in MSP.