Originally Posted by
Wmuav8r
What is the time interval for the AE? What time frame does this cover and when does the next one come out?
Kind of hard to say. They are not on a regular schedule and training overlaps from one to the next.
This bid is kind of an odd duck, driven by an apparently failure to adequately staff to min contract requirements on the MD88 and A320. It will likely result in early conversions so the Company can state a position was staffed by the end of 2013. A more normal bid will have 717 & 737 postings. The 717 entry delays threw some plans out the window and the Company is so short staffed on the MD88 and A320 that there just wasn't the flexibility required without forcing the contractual staffing provisions. So, don't try to read too much into this ... it is a useless data point for projection. Still, these are jobs. As others have written, those positions which remain unfilled or need to be backfilled are open to our new hires.