Originally Posted by
SKMarz
I have been reading on prune that the most recent folks who passed the interview have been place in a pool rather than given a training date. Two theories have been mentioned 1)Training spots fully booked 2) EK might be slowing down or stopping recruitment all together..........
Does anyone have further insight?
Some of the B777s have been delayed coming due to supply problems at Boeing. That is one factor.
It is possible that hiring numbers will be altered from the previous plan. Rumor of parking the A340-500 fleet as it's an uneconomical aircraft and even at 100% load factor it isn't profitable.
Also possible a decision was made to try to get as many of the out of work pilots into a pool to take advantage of the sudden glut of pilots on the street. Up until a few months ago they were struggling to find enough applicants. All of a sudden they've got a plethora of them and it's certainly a good idea to grab people when they need a job, even if you then tell them it won't be for 6 months.
Just my opinions.
Typhoonpilot