Piedmont Airlines News & Rumors
01-03-2019, 04:33 PM
#3124
Where is my weekends off?
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: A320
Posts: 317
Originally Posted by Newstick189
January new hire class = 9 new pilots, total of 772 on the seniority list.
Looks like the growth has officially stopped.
Looks like the growth has officially stopped.
01-03-2019, 05:51 PM
#3125
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 252
Originally Posted by Outof410
Anybody know if that was on purpose? Or have people just stopped showing up?
1. The disappearance of triple premium on the FO side
2. The publicly announced intention to stop growing at 60 jets
3. The public announced intention to slow hiring to cover attrition
Would probably point to the fact that we’re staffed.
770 pilots is a boat load for 60 jets. Whats more, if you look at the flight attendant side of things, which last I checked doesn’t have a shortage - they have half the flight attendants we have pilots.
I’m hoping there are some teeth to the rumors of us getting more jets but all signs point to no.
01-03-2019, 07:03 PM
#3128
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Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 252
Originally Posted by Brokeasspot
Half the FA’s than we have pilots...2 pilot airplane and 1 FA...pretty sure that’s about the way it should be!
What I’m trying to say is, if we’re growing and they can’t hire enough pilots, there would be more than 350ish FA’s on the list since they don’t seem to have a problem acquiring FA’s.
Does that make sense?
01-04-2019, 03:16 AM
#3129
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 209
Originally Posted by Newstick189
Besides the what the wild rumors on here would have you believe,
1. The disappearance of triple premium on the FO side
2. The publicly announced intention to stop growing at 60 jets
3. The public announced intention to slow hiring to cover attrition
Would probably point to the fact that we’re staffed.
770 pilots is a boat load for 60 jets. Whats more, if you look at the flight attendant side of things, which last I checked doesn’t have a shortage - they have half the flight attendants we have pilots.
I’m hoping there are some teeth to the rumors of us getting more jets but all signs point to no.
1. The disappearance of triple premium on the FO side
2. The publicly announced intention to stop growing at 60 jets
3. The public announced intention to slow hiring to cover attrition
Would probably point to the fact that we’re staffed.
770 pilots is a boat load for 60 jets. Whats more, if you look at the flight attendant side of things, which last I checked doesn’t have a shortage - they have half the flight attendants we have pilots.
I’m hoping there are some teeth to the rumors of us getting more jets but all signs point to no.
Guess the APA and AA are about to be underway for early openers. Going to be interesting to see what the company wants in regards to scope. Seems their hand is being forced to have 100-130 seat aircraft, who knows where they will go if they indeed order. it’s a mainline ac, but apa has shown no interest is looking out for Group1. they just forced the 9 most jr fos into the left seat of 190.
Last edited by Battlinbear21; 01-04-2019 at 03:34 AM.
01-04-2019, 05:29 AM
#3130
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Joined APC: Jan 2013
Posts: 669
Does that make sense?
Yes, they can hire a FA and have them trained and on the line in a month or so. It’s closer to a year for a pilot, so no need to keep them in a pile on that side of the house. Honestly, who knows what they are doing. This place cracks me up everyday and surprises me they are still in business!
Yes, they can hire a FA and have them trained and on the line in a month or so. It’s closer to a year for a pilot, so no need to keep them in a pile on that side of the house. Honestly, who knows what they are doing. This place cracks me up everyday and surprises me they are still in business!
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