Originally Posted by
bigtime209
Training department has said all new hire FOs are going into the 175 for now. How long that will last, who knows. But the 145 training is winding down significantly. They just displaced another 7 145 instructors back to the line, along with 6 instructors doing line rotation, and additionally a handful of 145 PSIs are transitioning to the 175.
The situation here is certainly a bit intriguing. The company claims a captain shortage but I personally don’t see it reflected anywhere. No critical coverage, reserves not being used much at all, not much OT to go around, etc. We’ve just been stock piling pilots. Almost as if a bunch of flying is about to get dumped on us sometime in the near future...