Interviewing has began again in earnest... I'm hearing groups of 8-12 /day. The company projects needing 1,000 through the next 2 years and there are still dozens of aircraft slated for delivery and more 900 options not yet exercised. There have obviously been some growing pains but the training backlog has decreased considerably and there is now more infrastructure and personnel in place to handle a large influx of new hires. With very few FOs having been hired in the past few months, there has been a little stagnation. But nothing to worry about. Been here a year and I'm very close to round 1 in CLT as an FO and I've been holding a round 2 line for the past 2 months. Crediting over 85 hours next month. Once the hiring begins again in full swing movement will come quick. Still lots of upgrade potential here with all the aircraft deliveries and the continuous movement off the top of our list from our flow of 5 /month. Not to mention, we have just started seeing the tip of the iceberg of this mainline hiring wave. Over half of my class has either left for greener pastures (Delta, Jet Blue, Allegiant, etc) or upgraded and that trend is only going to accelerate and continue. The relatively quick upgrade will continue for a while for those just coming in with 1500 hours. This place has its share of problems, but I still think it's one of the better places to work at for a new guy just getting into 121. I'm sure the company will start offering a bonus if it begins having a hard time attracting applicants.