With numbers like that, Compass looks like a great place to go for those on the outside. Does anyone know what they are looking for when choosing candidates for interviews these days? I have been told my application came up for review twice last month, but I heard nothing back. I'm nearly 2600 hrs TT with three jet type ratings, however I have no 121 experience.

I am attending a job fair next week at DFW solely for the purpose of meeting with Compass recruiters. Has anyone gotten hired through this method? Do you have any tips for a first time job fair attendee? I'm not completely sure what to expect.

Would someone in an early January class be in a good spot for the remainder of the year? I know that's a super vague question. Seems like it's towards the end of the hiring wave, but with only 30 upgrades complete it seems like there still movement to be had this year. (2014)

haha I would hate to butt heads with a SkyBest pilot. A little competition in their Mecca would be a good character builder ;) I heard stories of when Mesaba showed up with their shiny new 900s.

I would imagine a SLC base would be cheaper for the company than an SFO or LAX base but I really have no idea how that works. I know when I lived in SLC I had a great time. It's a really fun city and if you're an outdoorsy kind of person it's hard to beat the location. The commute from MSP would be a big pain though.

I would do it if I was single in a heart beat. My brother lived out in Vegas and his girlfriend lived in SLC. They were in the National Parks every weekend or skiing in the winter.

135-140 is the realistic number. Seems another 111-116 to be awarded at least. Running an upgrade class of 4 or 6 every week through the end of the summer. Lot of movement for a 500 pilot airline.

Expect the same to happen in Jan-June 2015 and 2016. After that, all flow eligible pilots will be gone. If everyone waits around for the flow (which many aren't and shouldn't) we would have 310ish pilots leave in the next 2.5 years. This doesn't include attrition - just flow numbers.

What's the word on the new contract? When will it be officially revealed?

The bullet point email looked great. Lots of gains and improvements. The final award from the Arbitrator (for the 5-10 items that we're not agreed to) is expected this week.

Was there a more recent ALPA email update since the last one on Nov 4th?

I was referring to the bullet points that were referenced on the all pilot call in early October.

Nothing of note since the 4th. Hope that changes this week.

Are you able to reveal what some of these potential improvements are before the official revelation of the new CBA?