Originally Posted by
WMU05
I know its hard to predict the hiring forcast but i am curious to know what people think as to how many FO they will hire between now til may or june. I have read in a previous post they want around 1300 pilots and maybe up to 1800, but that could be a rumor as well. Also, what is usually the size's of each class that they have and how many classes do they have per month as of lately.
I think 1100-1200 total pilots is a realistic guess, 1800 would be too many for around 100 aircraft. Unless of course we get more planes after the 36 CR9 and 17 CR2.
The list is up to about 1000 now so my prediction is hiring will slow after April.
Classes run every 2 weeks and varies in size but on average I would guess 20 new hires. However the newest vacancy only had a 12 CR2 FO's so it certainly does vary.
I am just guessing on the 1100-1200 total pilots and the hiring slowing in April, so take it for what it is worth.