I have heard a class of 10 in January, but they don't tell us much about their hiring plans, and they constantly change. There are a few people leaving, but not many. In the last year, I know of 2 that went to Cathay freight, and 2 that returned to UAL from furlough. I also like the long days away followed by the long period of days off. I forget I even have a job when I'm at home.

World doesn't really have a normal reserve system like other airlines. You either have a prebuilt line, open time line, or "home reserve." Open time lines and home reserves are basically the same, except OTL give you a 16 hour callout and HR 6 hours, but HR have a guarantee of 76 vs. 65 hours. You may be used none or all 18 of your OTL/HR days in a month, or anything in between. As far as block hours I have flown about 400 in the last year, with a combination of OTL and hard lines. Generally your pay is going to be either rig or guarantee. Rig is 4.8 hours of pay per 24 hours TAFB. A lot of your time away is spent on layovers. These can range from 12 to 122 hours, and are typically 24-36 hours. Hotels are typically very nice overseas, usually 4 or 5 star. Domestic hotels are pretty much the same ones every one else stays at, Holiday Inn in BGR, Doubletree at ATL airport. Overnights > 30 hours must be a downtown location.