Originally Posted by
amcnd
I would say by March there running CRJ class’s again and interviewing... (look at the DVR. IAH growing by 30 CA’s and DFW by 10) with this influx up AA 700’s and used 200’s on the UA side. They will have to get things going. They transitioned to many to ERJ without backfilling the CRJ... only 1 person has a “transfer in for IAH”. Bids not out yet but how do they expect to fill this if they don’t start CRJ upgrades and NH’s... (unless we downsize a base...:-(...)
Maybe, but they can probably run 1 upgrade class and get everyone they need locked into Houston, and still be fat on FOs. For now they are hoping junior captains in overstaffed bases will commute to a line or move to IAH; if that fails they will start getting more creative.