Originally Posted by
David Puddy
What proportion of newhires are going Airbus vs Boeing? Based on need or are newhires bidding one or the other?
Are you seeing many existing Alaska Boeing Pilots bidding the Bus and vice versa?
Since the start of 2019 25% of new hires are Airbus, 75% Boeing. They're holding 16-person classes that alternate between all Boeing or a 50/50 split. I assume that it's because the output of the Airbus training program right now can only handle 8 pilots bi-weekly, but who knows?
I think they said that plan takes them through the current new-hire window which stops around mid-march, after which there will be the first vacancy bid between the types. From there things will readjust accordingly.