All crj 200’s gone......
03-11-2019 | 11:58 AM
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ExpressJet is only operating what they can (barely) staff, which is currently around 100 aircraft. This is including the CRJ, which is going away soon.
The plan is to bring the E145 fleet up to 126, staffing permitting, while also fully staffing the 25 175’s this year. The E175 staffing is the higher priority.
Upgrade for a new hire will likely be very different from the 7+ year waits that people experienced in the past.
Upgrade time dropped 2.5 years in the recent bid, and future bids should cause it to drop significantly as well.
The plan is to bring the E145 fleet up to 126, staffing permitting, while also fully staffing the 25 175’s this year. The E175 staffing is the higher priority.
Upgrade for a new hire will likely be very different from the 7+ year waits that people experienced in the past.
Upgrade time dropped 2.5 years in the recent bid, and future bids should cause it to drop significantly as well.
Talked to a really nice recruiter earlier and I told him this was my biggest concern with XJT.
Everything else about XJT is great, but the long upgrades times have got to be hurting recruiting.
03-11-2019 | 12:13 PM
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A big reason why the upgrade time is changing is because ExpressJet did not hire/retain many FO’s over the past 5 years or so. A couple of these years have only 50 people or so on the list.
To put it in perspective, the company’s lofty goal of 600 hires in 2019 is actually more FO’s than what we even have on property. If they somehow even come close to this, it’ll allow more planes to be staffed, and many more upgrades to occur.
03-11-2019 | 05:18 PM
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It’s understandable for it to be a concern. TPIC is important.
A big reason why the upgrade time is changing is because ExpressJet did not hire/retain many FO’s over the past 5 years or so. A couple of these years have only 50 people or so on the list.
To put it in perspective, the company’s lofty goal of 600 hires in 2019 is actually more FO’s than what we even have on property. If they somehow even come close to this, it’ll allow more planes to be staffed, and many more upgrades to occur.
A big reason why the upgrade time is changing is because ExpressJet did not hire/retain many FO’s over the past 5 years or so. A couple of these years have only 50 people or so on the list.
To put it in perspective, the company’s lofty goal of 600 hires in 2019 is actually more FO’s than what we even have on property. If they somehow even come close to this, it’ll allow more planes to be staffed, and many more upgrades to occur.
03-12-2019 | 08:21 PM
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