Originally Posted by
dualinput
If we are now hiring E2B pilots that is certainly an interesting twist. World wide aviation is in the tank and we need pilots so it’s plausible for sure. I don’t see anyone on an E2B having the balls to stand up for our contract that’s for sure so that’s a major issue
Surely not. The E2B (also known as EB-2) visa process takes 18 months at a minimum and is sponsored by the company which costs significantly than hiring on other Visa's. Another forum has mentioned that Spirit is looking at hiring Australian Pilots on the E-3 Visa which is the temporary non-immigrant visa.
The work rules at Spirit seem to be quite good combined with only a few years to upgrade so why would there be expected mass attrition?