Originally Posted by
Griever
Just speculation, but:
Plans change rapidly based on up to date conditions. A few months ago we got a request for any FO that was qualified to upgrade to do so. Therefore we could take on additional flying for air group. Q staffing probably changed due to that.
I'm sure that the revised hiring that Alaska plans for also reduced the number of Pathways poolies they were planning on taking as well.
Could also be a result of the training pipeline constricted by checkairmen.
Who knows.
I can tell you Horizon said it was absolutely not a training flow through issue it was due to no one was moving on as quick as they thought they would. They also said they did not need as many class dates/increase class size for FY19, because they met their requirements with new hire especially for ERJs. Yes the requirement could change however at this moment and the foreseeable 6+ months expect long delays for training class dates. I think they are a great company but I really don't think they have a real grasp on what there requirements are.
My frustration is the inability to at least provide a training date after being in the que for 4+ months. I could care less when my date is as long as they said your class date is "Month 2019/2020 and you are #5 on the standby list". That shows a higher level of understanding of requirements and pilots available to meet those requirements. You can draw conclusions for other things like long reserve times and the slowing of upgrade times.