Originally Posted by
flyguy81
I haven’t flown with a 225 pilot yet (or any 121 pilot mill person) but would be a good way to kill cruise time talking about the pros and cons, etc. I’d guess most wanted to come here from the jump.
I have flown with a couple D225 pilots. Gotta say they were sharp and very pleasant to work with. One of them was a former FA of ours whom I've also flown with when she was a FA. A buddy also went through upgrade with a D225 hire as his FO and same observation - sharp, knowledgable and great to fly with. They have a number of touch points throughout their journey and I believe they're brought to Dallas to fly our sim and get our procedures down well before their initial training, so they generally breeze through training. I think any troubles usually come out before they're on the property.
Originally Posted by
flyguy81
I just don’t see how UAL’s goal is tenable. There aren’t enough people to go around for all the legacies/major airlines. They’ll have to absorb regionals or something if they want to keep hiring 2-4k/year indefinitely.
I don't either, but I do wish them the best of luck. Some grandiose plans there... For their sakes and ours, I hope they keep growing and hiring even more than they forecast, but even more so, I hope we both remain profitable.