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FangsF15
I can also verify crazyjaydawg‘s numbers/analysis. Heard it directly from the mouth of a senior Flt Ops person who would know. In fact his number was even higher, but they know they can’t get to that number.
I only say this here to validate that hiring going forward will be massive for years to come. Good for everyone, except Regional recruiters. It’s probably why the new E9 CAP program is a 4.5 year path, so as not to bleed them dry.
oh I believe they WANT to hire that many, What I am not sure about is CAN they do it…They were talking in my NH class in early 2020 how they were going to hire 1,300 behind us within a year, we had 14,500 at the time. So 16,000-17,000 is a believable number, I guess I’m just a little skeptical they can hire so many so quickly. We will see, if they can keep a pace of 200/month going it is doable.
I don’t think that 4.5 year cap will do much, would you stay a year or 2 longer at a regional if UA is calling with a class now? Even AA is starting to hire RJ guys in some pretty decent numbers. I think the issues they will face with a shortage of CA/LCA/sim insutructors will happen pretty soon. A couple regionals I’m aware of are already backed up over a month for OE. Can’t see that trend reversing anytime soon