Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
I think it’s more that the CPP people are first on the list, and they are still working their way through them, not some kind of “keep the regionals staffed through the summer” thing.
Too many variables to say OTS would happen “much more quickly”. The people going now were a month or two from getting the call when covid hit. The off the street hires that didn’t make it to class before covid had the same delay. Someone hired into Aviate now, if they meet the requirements, could theoretically go before the end of the year. Plus there’s no guarantee they’ll ever actually call you OTS.
Just to clarify a couple points.
UA has made it through all the pre-COVID OTS hires/CJO’s.
Currently OTS who interviewed in May 2021 are being offered classes in July.
To my understanding, CPP have pretty much all been offered class dates.
Aviate candidates who have finished transition requirements that interviewed prior to March 2020 are still waiting for class dates. Until Aviate candidates start getting classes, it is pretty much true that current OTS interviews are getting class dates before Aviate.
This may change by the end of summer, but I guess we’ll see. I agree that I don’t think it has much to do with the “lets keep the regionals staffed,” because current classes are mostly being filled with pilots from regionals who just interviewed in May.