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10-05-2014 | 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by foumanchu

Ernest Gibson

Thank you. I've heard good things about Dr Gibson.

10-07-2014 | 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Slick111

2) How many pilots have they managed to hire so far, in 2015?
3) How many pilots is PSA losing per month: to US/AA Mainline, other airlines/corporate jobs, retirements, and washouts?
4) How many upgrades per month?
5) What is the most junior Captain's DOH?

2) approximately 450 have been hired since last October. I'm not sure how many of those since Jan 1. Beginning next class, starting October 13, class sizes will be increased to 40. Classes run every 2 weeks and this is expected to run for 15 months.
3) 113 have left since last October.
4) currently upgrading 22 per month but this is expected to increase soon
5) an FO hired Oct 2013 is scheduled to upgrade in Dec. Upgrade times for the new guys should be dropping to 13 months soon, assuming they have the 1,000 hours required for 121 PIC per 121.436(a)(3).

10-07-2014 | 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by eljay

How long would it take for a new hire to get DAY?

New hires are getting their base of choice out of training. Even those who can't hold CLT right away are senior enough to hold it before completion of IOE.

10-07-2014 | 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rickt86

Until she sees the hotel......

Hotels.com gives it a 3.8/5. It's not the nicest hotel ever, true, but it's within walking distance of lots of restaurants and shopping which is good for those that don't drive to training, it's single occupancy rooms that are clean and come with fridge, microwave & wifi, and the company pays for them.

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10-07-2014 | 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Turboprop

another buddy who started with PSA today, stated that they are 38 people on the class.... I guess they don't have any problem getting Pilots...

Since the announcement about American moving the 700's to PSA, HR is now receiving 15 resumes a day. If you are already current and qualified on an RJ at another airline, only a phone interview is conducted. So, no, they're not having problems filling classes.

10-07-2014 | 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason5

Has training sped up any with the hiring rush or is three months still about what's expected?

The training curriculum hasn't been changed to get guys through faster...still 6 weeks of ground, 2 weeks of sims, and 35 (planned) hours of IOE. The breaks between each training section is the only variable in how long it is between day one and IOE completion. The training dept is working on increasing the number they can train per class, but the length of training will remain the same.