Originally Posted by Elvis90

SD's weekly memo:
I want to update you on Flight Attendant hiring. Today, In-Flight Service announced that it will be hiring 225 non Language of Destination, or non LOD, flight attendants. For this specific round of hiring, In-Flight plans to interview and hire from its existing pool of competitive applicants who applied or were referred for flight attendant positions during the application window that occurred earlier this year. So, these new positions will not be posted on eBid, and In-Flight will not be requesting any referrals at this time. Interviews for the 225 new flight attendants are scheduled to begin in August and Initial Training will start in September. All new-hires will begin flying before the Thanksgiving holiday and the new positions will be based primarily in Atlanta -- to support the introduction of 717 flying – as well as in New York. I realize that, of course, flight attendant hiring raises the question of when we plan to start hiring pilots. I can tell you that our Crew Resources team is currently analyzing our staffing needs for the next 18 months and will be making a recommendation regarding hiring in the coming weeks.