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Old 04-13-2016 | 03:15 PM
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Is there some kind of secret wizard dance required to get invited to interview or is it just luck of the draw right now?
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Old 04-13-2016 | 03:27 PM
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adding to previous post: VP says increasing hiring by 40 per month...was already at 30.
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Old 04-13-2016 | 03:40 PM
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"As previously communicated, the numbers show that we’ll be replacing half our Crew force over the next ten years. Based on the extra Pilot hiring communicated in Posting 16-01, we’ll increase hiring by at least 40 per month beginning in June, with larger numbers expected as we continue to work on throughput issues in the training process. The amount of seat movement and opportunity in this bid is obvious, and I’d like to take a minute to remind you (and stress to our many new-hire Pilots) of an often- heard phrase in these bids- bid what you want to fly."
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Old 04-13-2016 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Notch Press
Is there some kind of secret wizard dance required to get invited to interview or is it just luck of the draw right now?


No one knows. I understand it's frustrating. But no one knows...
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Old 04-13-2016 | 05:11 PM
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Yeah, not 100% sure if he meant at least 40 over current class sizes (~30, therefore equaling the ~70/month rumored), or if he meant upping it from ~30 to ~40 per month total. I just can't see how they can train 70/month. They've already said training is at capacity as it stands.
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Old 04-13-2016 | 05:14 PM
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I'll have waited 7 weeks to go to aircraft training from basic indoc. It's backed up for sure.


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Old 04-13-2016 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by crassmonkey
I'll have waited 7 weeks to go to aircraft training from basic indoc. It's backed up for sure.


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What aircraft?
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Old 04-13-2016 | 07:20 PM
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Old 04-14-2016 | 12:21 AM
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I see on the MOAB thread the 756 and 767 are seperate bid categories.

So do 757 guys only fly 757 trips and 767 guys only fly 767 trips? Or could a reserve or 757 line holder get put on a 767 trip or vice versa?
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Old 04-14-2016 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Notch Press
Is there some kind of secret wizard dance required to get invited to interview or is it just luck of the draw right now?
A couple of resume entries that will absolutely help are having experience as a Line Check Airman, or as a simulator instructor. I imagine that experience would help for any airline, but it is very heavily weighted at FDX. B767 time also seems to have helped guys with zero internal references. Beyond that, understanding the hiring matrix is anyone's guess (including some of the folks in charge of pilot recruitment). As BlackKnight said, no one really knows.
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