So it sounds like maybe 2 classes a month?

2000 apps for ~900 new hires through 2011?

What will they do when 800+/year/major airline retirements kick in? Age 70?
Maybe it is shortage and this is shouldn't be a 20K job any more?

Sounded like, and I'm just reading into what I heard. One on the 2nd, and 9th, then another for the flow ups? Maybe 2 more? He just made it sounds like he had to front load the month with bypassers, and then backfill with the flow ups?

Probably doesn't make sense. One on the 2nd and 9th for sure. And for us returning is 5 days, then home until A/C is figured out.

Heard a nasty rumor of A330's going away from SEA on the next bid and displacement of half of the base.
Could this be true?
I wish they'd just replace them with equal amount of 7ER's.

I would by highly surprised if there were only 2000 apps.
That is basically saying that 5 out of 6 Delta pilots don't know a single person applying here. When we announced hiring all sorts of people that hadn't talked to me over the past 5 years started calling me. I had at least 15 people ask me for a rec.

Wait, so your saying from 250 this fall we are looking at approximately 900 new hires over the next year and a half?

Just curious where you heard that. Not trying to discredit you or anything, just wondering, since ACL is the only one with the Golden Word.

That's different from what my senior load used to say when we went wheels up for the Islands:

"And now, as we say goodbye to our families and hello to our loved ones, let's keep in mind that what goes on cruise stays on cruise."

I haven't heard this and certainly hope not but maybe this is why 90 out of 120 capts who got the SEA7ER bid on the last AE won't convert until DEC.:rolleyes: In other words, they (me because it's all about me :)) get the base and then lose it before they are converted.:mad:

Any chance of letting us know where you heard this from?

Denny

I hope not. That would suck. I live out here and haven't heard anything at all about that happening.

Me too. Sun just came out finally.