Originally Posted by
Squallrider
The longer reserve time is because FOs were stockpiled so they would be ready for the delivieries, so guys in ORD can say they've been reserve a year etc but now that the planes are almost done delivering it should drop as staffing levels normalize. Think there's 10 deliveries or so between now and june
I just don't see any let up in onboarding Ejet pilots though. For reserves to drop, wouldn't the classes either have to reduce in size or happen less frequently?
Also, ORD is the junior base for both Ejet FO's and Captains. If the reserve at ORD is one year (as you indicate), then the reserve at more senior bases must be longer? Or, am I missing something?