Originally Posted by
MikeF16
What I found odd is in the 717 in NYC we can't drop or move a trip to save our lives our manning is so tight. I just did CQ and I simmed with a DGS instructor who I had simmed with during my initial training. He told me the MIA operation had been shut or slowed down for a couple months due to not enough new 717 pilots. I feel like I'm missing something here.
1. The company doesn't have enough 717 pilots
2. There is a huge pool
3. There is excess capacity in the 717 sim
I don't understand why we're not having bigger classes to shore up this manning hole. Not a big hole, but we could probably use another 10-20 717 F/Os up in NYC.
I'm still a believer in the thinking that they were expecting the TA to reduce immediate hiring needs. If that is true then it's not a stretch to suggest they are waiting for the results of TA 2 before they unleash the pool. Personally, I think it's foolish to create such a large pool with other carriers hiring as much or more as us. We are taking a big risk of losing a good portion of the poolies if they are willing to take the first class date they get. My money says they aren't sitting around only for Delta. Some will but not all.
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