Originally Posted by
IlliniPilot99
applied early september, interviewed Oct. 1st, put in the pool on oct. 5th, offered a class date on Oct. 22nd for a Nov. 21st class date...
Take the earliest class date they offer you. And if they offer you the opportunity to move up a class date, do so.
As for attrition, it's still pretty low. But most folks expect it to pick up as the majors increase their hiring, which is virtually inevitable. They are also hiring right now to get folks online for the spring, which traditionally involves an upswing in the flying for US Airways and the company doesn't wish to get caught with their pants down being understaffed, as has happened in the past.
I would expect some upgrades this winter and into the spring. We're pretty short captains and F/Os. So expect things to move, albeit slowly. Still it's better than it was for the past three years, when there was really almost no movement of any sort and for a while there was backwards movement, with the furloughs.
Cautiously optimistic....