On the Ejet side, I have heard relief is coming. Flight Safety instructors are reportedly being used. Additional SIM time is being acquired. The most recent Ejet pilots are getting through to IOE in about 5 months from date of hire.
Thank you for the update, however the Flight Safety training footprint is about 24 days total with breaks. Tack in 3 days for orientation and drug test and personnel plus 10 days for Indoc plus a week off, and you're still not at 5 months. Something doesn't add up. With United needing more and more lift when do they pull the plug on Mesa's Ejets?
Our former student also reported yesterday a Mesa corporate email announcing the retirement of the Exec VP of Recruiting and Training and the employment of a consultant and adviser for the training department. And the rumor mill indicates the Director of Training also "retired". Related to the backlog?
Or are the rats jumping off the Titanic?