Originally Posted by
NoDeskJob
I am an SLI. Current plan we’ve been told is to hire 1000ish pilots per year.
As far as SLI and DPS staffing…this is a bit of sore point. Of course they pay DPS less. They just cut SLIs and DPS. I checked Oct schedules. All the SLIs had 17 events. I saw DPS with 25 events. 🤬
Thanks for that. Just a point of clarification. Is the “current” plan you reference before or after these reductions in the last few days? Do you not perceive this immediate reduction portends a meaningful change in hiring? The ALPA council newsletter reads as if there is gnashing of teeth (as quoted above)
Is it your sense this is simply a small tweak to account for a lack of voluntary departures to the line?
Not at all shocked they are maxing out the (cheaper) NSLI’s at the expense of SLI positions though.