Originally Posted by
threegreen
What is going on over at eagle??? What the latest word on the street regarding the AA selling AE? Any airplanes coming or leaving? How many are they going to hire from summer 08 till end of 08? Upgrades still running 7yrs? Still little unclear about choosing yours base at LAX, is it not being offered anymore (i have read "yes" and "no"), if so will it be the saab?
Thinking of applying there, but the airline seems to be stuck with no growth and the upgrades are running wayyyy to long.
Anyways any info would be great.
Thanks in advance
If you have not yet, look at the other threads under the regional section regarding AE. They have some fairly current, accurate info. As for your questions, I will try to answer some of them as directly and unbiased as possible.
Peter Bowler (sp?) "said" (for what its worth) that the selling, if at all, should be announced by Nov.
I don't know of any new planes coming online but I do know from one of our instructors and many flying the line on the Saab that some of them might be taken out of service. It had something to do with mx servicing them with the wrong hydraulic fluid and it costing too much to replace the entire hyd system. So that's up in the air!...
Last year HR planned on 700 new hires and only got around 350. This year the goal is the same. We'll see if they try to compensate for last year or just fall short again.
If you are one of the ones looking for LAX, get in line. sorry but it is a very senior base and the only hope of you getting it is by chance being the most senior guy AND they happen to offer it when the time comes. Those spots fill up faster than they can hand them out.. literally.