Originally Posted by
TNDeltaFlyboy
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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Had the TA passed they were going to need an additional 370 pilots between now and DEC of 16. An additional 300 pilots were planned for 17. The E190's were going to come very fast and they needed to front load the current new hire categories to they allow for pilots bidding up while filling the E190 slots when training started in the spring. They also had to factor in shifting 717 time back East. That is all off the table for now. RA has also stated that when we return to the table it will be under a traditional section six process so they appear to be in no hurry.