Originally Posted by njd1

We are still hiring FOs last I heard, but it's 1 or 2 per class, as opposed to 14. The remainder of the classes are DECs.

And I'll back up your statement about reserve as a CA. I won't be ready to upgrade for another 6-8 months depending on how much flying I do, yet I already know that when I upgrade I'll go straight to a line. People sh!t on C5 all the time but I can't think of another airline where this is possible.