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01-30-2017 | 04:27 AM

#161

aldonite7667

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5000 is competitive

01-30-2017 | 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by aldonite7667

5000 is competitive

5000? Who do you think we are? Delta?

Not this go around. The competitive times change based on the number of apps received and the overall pool of applicants. 3000-3500 is considered competitive this go around, that is the information I received just a week ago from someone involved in pilot recruiting. We have some folks in training right now with no 121 or turbojet experience or college degrees. Not saying they are bad pilots, but the landscape is changing.

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01-30-2017 | 06:40 AM

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Thanks for the info-

01-30-2017 | 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by capt707

5000? Who do you think we are? Delta?

They are also targeting the "just happy to be here" types who are either blissfully unaware or are indifferent that we are compensated 30-40% less than our peers.

01-30-2017 | 07:30 AM

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They are also targeting the "just happy to be here" types who are either blissfully unaware or are indifferent that we are compensated 30-40% less than our peers.

So much irony in that post atr

01-30-2017 | 10:16 AM

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Thanks for the constructive reply. Sent the app in on the 17th.

good luck! hope you get a call

01-30-2017 | 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by capt707

5000? Who do you think we are? Delta?

Not sure where you getting your information but the window has not even closed so they will not know until it closed and finds out what it is competitive this time around. The rest of the post is spot on!

Either way every airline is seeing less total pilots interested and filing out apps because there are less total pilots. Period!

01-30-2017 | 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperboy

Either way every airline is seeing less total pilots interested and filing out apps because there are less total pilots. Period!

So we aren't seeing fewer pilot applications because we are so far behind our peers in compensation... It's just because there are fewer pilots out there ("period!"). Right?

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To each his own. Things continue to get better IMHO and we have a way to go for sure! Thats a lot of hatred for less than a year on the line, I hope you get a call to where you really want to go. Sorry you had to come here..........

Maybe I missed it, but did you ever tell us in which ways things "continue to get better" here?

01-30-2017 | 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperboy

Correct. The window is still open, but they have already started calling people for interviews.

The last app cycle we got about ~3000 applications, will be interesting to see how many we will get this go around and how many are actually qualified and competitive.

01-30-2017 | 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by capt707

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they usually keep an app window open for about 2 weeks or so? Anybody find it odd that the window is still open? It's coming up on almost a month now?