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Old 08-08-2006, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jetjockey
I did my meet-n-greet in the middle of June, right before they were shutoff. I was told that more than likely my interview would not be before October, but more than likely around Jan.-Feb.

I was told that with the large pilot pool they were going to stop/slow hiring. Speculation was that with contract negotiations moving slowly, the hiring would continue at a slow pace. I was told that they needed to keep hiring for next year's flying and retirements, but that they weren't sure when things would spool back up-it seemed to hinge on how negotiations continued...

I haven't heard much since.

jj
Sounds like your case may have been a little unusual with your "meet-n-greet" being right before they were planning to slow hiring anyway. I wonder if when they are in faster hiring wave if the average time is a little shorter...
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