Originally Posted by
Talon1011
The hiring usually seems to slow down in the fourth quarter because the flying does as well. That may not mean that the interviewing, testing and pool initiations slow down as much; just that the class dates do. Historically, this is the period when the folks in the training center get out into the world to fly a bit.
The flying does not slow down in the 4th quarter. It is the global shipping busy season. Why else would UPS and Fedex use us for additional lift in the 4th quarter only?