Originally Posted by
jayray2
How much more staffing do they need? They still have 300 listed on the employment page and still have more 200's and 900's coming. 15 new hires a month this year would still only be 135 pilots. It would make sense that once the economic and oil situation is worked out, hiring will continue well into next year. This is just looking at the 900's still coming (18 remaining correct??) and the 300 hundred they have listed. Even if they just hire half that amount, that it still quite a bit of hiring. And is the flow through thing still going to happen?
The 200 and the Saab are essentially fully staffed. The 900 is 75% there. (We are staffed well ahead of the deliveries, so aircraft remaining is not a good guage of how much hiring will be done.) The 300 listed on the staffing page is just a place holder, it is not reflective of the actual number that will be hired. Our seniority list is about 1050 strong now. When hiring started in April 2007, the list was less than 600. When we are done, the list should be in the 1200 range for the number of aircraft we will operate. Hiring then will slow to replace only those leaving.
Yes, upgrades were lightning quick just 6 months ago, movement between bases was fast, and seniority was building. Coming in now, you will not see a quick upgrade or a rise up the seniority list anywhere near as fast.
Just putting out my two cents. Don't rememeber the facts of the last 6 months and come to Mesaba with the same expectations. The landscape HAS changed.