A few things to add:

1. The recalls are for the three new 757's, not the E-190 yet. The E-190's are sched. to arrive in November, so it is likely that training for that aircraft would start in the late summertime. The CP's office has indicated that recalls will continue from here on out to cover the growth and attrition. Rumor is that an additional of another dozen of the 757's is being considered as well.

2. Their is little doubt that the E-190's will be added to the US certificate, as it already has full approval for the type from the current E-170 operation. What is not clear is how a bridge transition could be set up to allow HP pilots to bid over into the E-190 prior to merger being completed. Although it did not happen, the discussions about the procedures allowing US pilots to recall to fly as a HP F/O might set the precedent until US Airways has one pilot list. One possibility is the idea of pay protection for a number of HP F/O's that could have bid into the left seat of the E-190, while still having to remain at HP for now.

3. What IS unlikely is the desire of a HP F/O to bid over, or many of the US furlouhgees to accept recall into the right seat of the E-190. The pay is really not that great.

4. With many of the U furloughees bypassing recall (the Trans. Agreement stipulates no hit if you pass up the right seat of the E-190 while awaiting the 737 or airbus), Recalls will go quite junior, and eventually it is possible that newhire positions will become avail. before the furlough list is completly recalled (much like with the E-170, when newhire F/O's were brought over from Allegheny and Piedmont while many of the U furloughees passed it up and stayed on furlough)

5. No flow though program form PDT and PSA exists at this time, and IMO the likelyhood is small that one will be established, thus IMO US Airways may well join Continental as one of the few legacy carriers hiring new pilots anytime soon.

Just my opinion...


oh, BTW

Not just wrong, but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay wrong pal.