Originally Posted by
jettune1
Ok, here's another one to ponder. Eagle is hiring now for the CRJ's coming but 50 seater's are the dominate bird of the fleet.
? # 1 - Are the newbies going to be thrown into the CRJ's or EMJ's?
? # 2 - Since 50 seaters are the main squeeze are these new hires destined
to be yet again furloughed not so long from now if the 50's are on
their way out?
#1 - Still several vacancies on CRJ and EMJ. Most current ATR pilots will likely go to jets. Most new hires will be MIA or SJU ATR.
#2 - Company stated they have no intentions to park any EMJ's. At one point they were going to transfer EMJ's to DFW to replace all but 2 CRJ's. Company has been known to do something other than what they state, but I really think our fleet will remain the same. Maybe a handful of -135's may be parked, I wouldnt be surprised if they didnt park anything.