Originally Posted by MD9030

CFI's are getting hired at 1500 +. Aviation interviews shows a lot of the most recent interviewees and their times--more lower time guys and girls nowadays. ATP now has programs for their students with Frontier/Spirit/etc.

Originally Posted by PossibleDeviation

They've added additional FTD lessons along with 1 FFS lesson to accommodate the lesser experienced students. Also if you're coming in with a R-ATP, OE is now planned towards 50 hours. According to the LCAs I've flown with lately the failure rate is still high.