From the XJT contract:

"At its discretion, the Company may provide new hire XJT First Officers a signing bonus of up to $40,000, subject to the following terms and conditions established by the company. "

Well, it's already gone up once. There's still some room to go.

I haven't heard much confirmation that classes are getting filled, or that ATP / CTP classes are full either. But the recruiters seem busy and say that there's a lot of interest. Anyone see that first hand?

Other question: If there is a scheduled 8 hour layover in EWR, and I'm domiciled in EWR, will the company pay for a hotel there? How does this work for commuters or people who live 2-3 hours away? I'm not able to discern this from the contract language.