Originally Posted by
spooldup
Not sure where the mentor got the idea of 25 planes?
To my knowledge we have no issues with ours but there will be some possible inspections (per CD).
The cadets I know/newhires are still currently getting the bonus.
We are GAINING 23 new planes in 2024.
Probably still losing ~20-30 a month.
Classes will be resuming 40+ here in March.
The F9 Recruitment page posted a new class with like 25 in it a few days ago... so I am not sure how old that is?
We will never have problems getting applicants. We will run into problems the regionals are where you have mandatory upgrades and can't staff the CA side for the life of the place.
That being said, I am not sure why the union isn't pushing for advertisements and other things that warn Candidates to not apply here, not be cadets, etc, etc.
Class MIGHT resume in March. I am telling you, they are looking at pulling the plug on the March class. Hiring folks told me straight to my face at HQ that this was a possibility.
Otherwise..
They sent a video update stating that:
1. Cadet, RTP, and off the street FO apps were closed UFN. Their hiring pool is backlogged to hell and back so anyone that is without a CJO right now you are unable to apply.
2. New hire bonus is gone, unless you've already signed an offer letter that has the bonus offer in writing. I for example have one I signed that has the offer. They could easily re-offer me a new class date with no bonus, but pretty soon there will flat out be no bonuses offered period.
I consider myself extremely fortunate to be in the hiring pool already. Feel bad for the dudes I watched get turned away. I might have seen the last two CJO recipients for months get their CJOs, so that was cool.
I don't see this as a bad sign for the company but I do see it as a sign things really are slowing down.