A Hall For The Hopefuls
09-18-2018 | 04:44 PM
#151
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Congrats Westfalia, and welcome.
Sorry for the upgrade inspired logjam but as I predicted back in March,
Eight Captain upgrades a month? Do the math.
throttling back captain upgrades because we were so short of FOs was going to inevitably lead to a captain shortage which is sort of where we are now. Now the good news is that that means shorter upgrade times, but the bad news is that there is a systemwide shortage of E-175 sims and the captain upgrade sims are increasing the difficulty of clearing the training backlog for new hires.
But it appears CJOs are starting to again go out. I would SUGGEST that those who haven't heard from recruiting in a while give them a phone call with a gentle nudge to let them know you are stil interested and an update on any flying hours you've logged since your initial app.
Good luck all.
Eight Captain upgrades a month? Do the math.
throttling back captain upgrades because we were so short of FOs was going to inevitably lead to a captain shortage which is sort of where we are now. Now the good news is that that means shorter upgrade times, but the bad news is that there is a systemwide shortage of E-175 sims and the captain upgrade sims are increasing the difficulty of clearing the training backlog for new hires.
But it appears CJOs are starting to again go out. I would SUGGEST that those who haven't heard from recruiting in a while give them a phone call with a gentle nudge to let them know you are stil interested and an update on any flying hours you've logged since your initial app.
Good luck all.
09-18-2018 | 06:26 PM
#153
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Sorry for the upgrade inspired logjam but as I predicted back in March,
Eight Captain upgrades a month? Do the math.
throttling back captain upgrades because we were so short of FOs was going to inevitably lead to a captain shortage which is sort of where we are now. Now the good news is that that means shorter upgrade times, but the bad news is that there is a systemwide shortage of E-175 sims and the captain upgrade sims are increasing the difficulty of clearing the training backlog for new hires.
But it appears CJOs are starting to again go out. I would SUGGEST that those who haven't heard from recruiting in a while give them a phone call with a gentle nudge to let them know you are stil interested and an update on any flying hours you've logged since your initial app.
Good luck all.
Eight Captain upgrades a month? Do the math.
throttling back captain upgrades because we were so short of FOs was going to inevitably lead to a captain shortage which is sort of where we are now. Now the good news is that that means shorter upgrade times, but the bad news is that there is a systemwide shortage of E-175 sims and the captain upgrade sims are increasing the difficulty of clearing the training backlog for new hires.
But it appears CJOs are starting to again go out. I would SUGGEST that those who haven't heard from recruiting in a while give them a phone call with a gentle nudge to let them know you are stil interested and an update on any flying hours you've logged since your initial app.
Good luck all.
09-18-2018 | 07:07 PM
#155
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From: SnackBsktRaider
In order to let them know I'm still VERY interested, my offer still stands to wash cars in the MSP headquarters parking lot in the dead of the MSP winter (or whenever training happens). Ha! All the while, ambiance music will be provided by Peter and The Pan Flute Band featuring TheJetPilot on lead guitar and me on bass. Meal could be provided if BLS air drops some Snack Basket reject items.
09-18-2018 | 07:57 PM
#156
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Unless you’re trying to stir some pot....
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09-18-2018 | 08:08 PM
#157
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From what we’ve been told, it’s not that we’ve stopped hiring but that we have our classes full until January. If that’s their code for a hiring freeze then welol done on making us think we’ve got a lot of people in the pipeline.
Unless you’re trying to stir some pot....
Unless you’re trying to stir some pot....
09-19-2018 | 08:33 PM
#158
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From what we’ve been told, it’s not that we’ve stopped hiring but that we have our classes full until January. If that’s their code for a hiring freeze then well done on making us think we’ve got a lot of people in the pipeline.
Unless you’re trying to stir some pot....
Unless you’re trying to stir some pot....
09-28-2018 | 01:56 PM
#159
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For those of you waiting in frustration...
This is from the Republic thread, but even so it is applicable to all E-170 series training right now:
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/r...-delay-12.html
Starting with post 120 it explains why there is a sim shortage and what you can do when you finally get the call. It's a good read.
An excerpt:
"I'm currently in sims in St. Louis. The sims are so backed up that my sim sessions have been encroaching on the maintenance window (2-6AM). I got out of the sim between 2:30-3:00AM for the first four sims. This morning I walked out of the building at 3:45AM and when we stopped about 25 minutes prior the sim next to us was still moving. The sim shortage is real and will be the limiting factor in training for the foreseeable future."
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/r...-delay-12.html
Starting with post 120 it explains why there is a sim shortage and what you can do when you finally get the call. It's a good read.
An excerpt:
"I'm currently in sims in St. Louis. The sims are so backed up that my sim sessions have been encroaching on the maintenance window (2-6AM). I got out of the sim between 2:30-3:00AM for the first four sims. This morning I walked out of the building at 3:45AM and when we stopped about 25 minutes prior the sim next to us was still moving. The sim shortage is real and will be the limiting factor in training for the foreseeable future."
09-28-2018 | 02:26 PM
#160
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We are still hiring and putting people in a pool. We are having a training back up (like all E-jet airlines) and don’t want to send new hires home for months mid training like some other places. We are also making room for captain upgrades who have simulator priority right now.
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