Rumors are rampant. Apparently FR is telling people in the school house that we are going to be getting 150 air buses. No time frame was mentioned. But obviously if they are ramping up classes to 40 a month for the next foreseeable future (as heard from people interviewing) they must be expecting some more sooner rather than later.

The question I have is, however, is how is the training department going to keep up?! They are supposed to be accelerating the diminishing of the -80 fleet, which means a lot of guys transitioning as well. The school house in Florida is what, a year away from completion at least? They don't have enough instructors in the school house and the check airmen are backed up. I don't see how they can handle it.

Let's hope some of this banter is true!