Originally Posted by
Stayontarget
Change is always scary. Typically we have run with about 15.8 pilots per plane. We are at 15.4 now. If we go down to 15 pilots per plane with the changes being enacted we still need 225 pilots. Add an attrition number of 30% and we will need to hire 300 pilots this year. I would agree with many that attrition, especially among commuters, is going to continue to increase due to day trips, base movement, and competitors contracts.
I have no doubt they're going to hire and maybe hire quite a few.
The question is whether they value the cadets or not. Let's say they have 40 per class. Let's say they allocate 10 slots to cadet hires per class. Let's say I'm #50 on the cadet list. That means I'm waiting 5 classes to get my foot in the door.
It's impossible to know where I fall on there, but in October they sent me an official offer with a date of march 19th. I don't know how that's going to change post-Feb cancellation. That's what is killing me. Maybe over the top, but all I can think about is receiving a phone call or email in April that the program is dissolving and I'm being released from the program and CJO.