Originally Posted by
MaxThrust1
A photo on a hiring page of the revised 25’ hiring chart revised on 11/6/24.
January: 96
Feb: 218
Mar: 209
Apr: 151
May: 29
June: 30
July: 30
August: 21
Sep: 24
Oct: 30
Nov: 30
Dec: 88
TOTAL: 956
Only 1 class/mo scheduled from May-November.
Also, “The BI classes in May through September will be re-evaluated in upcoming months and may eventually be canceled if demand for new hires decreases further.”
This is why all hiring forecasts, both large and small, are only forecasts. We are about 600 pilots ahead of this hiring estimate from November of last year. It does seem we are on a multi-year upswing now that deliveries are ramping up, but only time will tell.