Originally Posted by
phoenix 23684
"We'd like to provide an update on growth and hiring for the short and mid-term. For those of you who have sent in an SB or recommendation recently, your candidate may not have been called yet. That is due to the postponement of classes over most of the summer months. We will still run a class of 16 candidates in June. After that, the next class is scheduled for September and every month through the end of the year, with between 22 to 30 pilots in each class. We anticipate inter-viewing in July for the September class. For 2017, Frontier is currently on track to hire almost 270 new pilots and an anticipated 230 in 2018. By 2022, we expect to have almost 2000 pilots on property and about 120 aircraft."
The latest from management.
Quick math for those thinking that there is still a quick upgrade to be had.
The 6/1 Seniority List shows the most junior Captain at about 600 out of 995 on the master seniority list (ORD based Capt). I don't have attrition numbers, but expect an increasing outflow as Indigo plays their games throughout negotiations. With this young of a group you'll see very few retirements.
If the projections are close over the next 2 years my guess is that we'll be at nearly 1400 pilots by the end of 2018, and the most junior Captain will be around 800 on the list. So, if the growth happens and it's linear, today's new hire is looking at about 4 years until upgrade.
4 years isn't exactly slow, but it's twice as long as I've heard is being advertised to prospective hires, your mileage may vary, and a LOT can happen in 4 years but that's my public math for the moment.