Oh...I'm not here to stir some pot. :P I wasn't aware that you guys have classes full until next year. I guess its their code for a hiring freeze.

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.

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."

Combine Sims and Pool. Problem solved! :cool:

I think my kid needs one of those. Lol!

I hear we're getting bought by Air Funboy.

Thanks for the info,
I'm planing to apply in Nov but won't be ready till Feb, was going to apply at OO, CPZ is now my first choice, from what I've been reading it sounds like it is my kind of company, I prefer a West coast base, commuting from SMF to LAX will be easier than driving to SFO then LGA, I know, I've been in the industry for over 18 years.

Training backlog
 

The backlog is real! Our class has a 4 week break. No complaints here- looking forward to visiting a few places!
Speaking with one of the hr guys, it looks like there are classes every 2 weeks of about 8. So far Compass has been great! Hope this helps those who are trying to get in.

So far Compass has been great! Hope this helps those who are trying to get in.[/QUOTE]

It helps, Tks.

I'm in the same situation. I've been updating my app monthly since August, internal reference on the app, etc etc, and crickets. I check in here every couple weeks to see if there's any traction, but still in limbo. On the one hand, it sucks to still not hear anything one way or the other; on the other hand, at least it seems to be frozen across the board so there's still a chance. In an ideal world I wouldn't have my hours till January and realistically February, so I don't mind having to take a class date of March. I would like to get an interview done and at least get into a pool though, to gauge how things are. Another comment said twice a month with 8 guys per group, so if there are 50 guys ahead at 16/month, then 4 to 5 months is great. If there are 100 ahead of me at 16/month, that's more than a six month wait. I'm going up later this month for the Skywest orientation/interview thing so that's becoming my backup, and I've had a CJO from a republic cadet program for a while now. Neither are super desirable because we want to stay in Phoenix. Every once in a while I even peek at the Mesa forum but come to my senses.