Reversal of trends for IAH CA’s and FO’s.
The latest Ejet seniority list shows 280 FO’s, down from 292 last month. It also shows 249 CA’s, up from 236 last month. (I know, I know, some of these guys aren’t on the line). After 6 months of FO growth outpacing a loss of FO’s (either due to attrition or upgrades), the FO base of pilots is shrinking. Also, after an eternity of Ejet CA break even or losses, we finally may have some relief coming their way.
November hiring was extremely weak on the Ejet - only 9 new hires. I suspect our last place position in FO pay is drying up our pool of candidates.