Mesaba new hires
11-29-2008 | 11:16 PM
#4981
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It's hard to compare what happened last year to the current times. The vacancies and who gets them and it what order and time frame is incredibly dynamic and fluid. As long as there is movement from saab FOs to saab Ca, there will be lots of saab positions available in all bases. The same goes for the 200/900.
11-30-2008 | 05:58 AM
#4982
11 soon to be 10 days off
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From: Left seat, wait right seat, no no left seat, nope right seat! Ummmm, I guess I am confused
I just got out of training and everyone there was saying late spring/early summer for the last of the classes but who knows at this point.
11-30-2008 | 06:10 AM
#4983
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Since the airline operates on a fiscal calendar that ends on March 31, that's as far as they can see. That's why we're hiring full steam until March. Or at least, that's when classes are projected until. If you do the numbers and with 117 eventual planes, we'll need roughly 1,170 - call it 1,200 pilots. We're at 1,145 on our last seniority list, so the numbers aren't adding up. With PBS coming next year we'll also need less pilots, even further skewing the numbers. They're either planning on being really overstaffed or we're getting more airplanes beyond the 117.
11-30-2008 | 08:14 AM
#4984
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If you do the numbers and with 117 eventual planes, we'll need roughly 1,170 - call it 1,200 pilots. We're at 1,145 on our last seniority list, so the numbers aren't adding up. With PBS coming next year we'll also need less pilots, even further skewing the numbers. They're either planning on being really overstaffed or we're getting more airplanes beyond the 117.
Does anyone know how many ACTIVE line pilots we currently have?
11-30-2008 | 08:54 AM
#4985
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Since the airline operates on a fiscal calendar that ends on March 31, that's as far as they can see. That's why we're hiring full steam until March. Or at least, that's when classes are projected until. If you do the numbers and with 117 eventual planes, we'll need roughly 1,170 - call it 1,200 pilots. We're at 1,145 on our last seniority list, so the numbers aren't adding up. With PBS coming next year we'll also need less pilots, even further skewing the numbers. They're either planning on being really overstaffed or we're getting more airplanes beyond the 117.
11-30-2008 | 09:15 AM
#4986
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By adding up the numbers on the last vacancy notice it comes out to 1085
11-30-2008 | 01:12 PM
#4987
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From: FIRE ALPA
I've heard there was a management meeting were it was discussed that XJ is bidding for 50 more ground stations and up to 35 more -900's and they're over staffing in hopes of getting this contract. Its a rumor, sure, but if it is true it might mean amazing or horrifying news. Amazing: If it is true, and we do end up winning at least part of the bids... more airplanes, life is good. Horrifying: Rumor is true, but we don't win the bid for the new a/c: pre-staffing + no airplanes = staff reductions....
The way it looks now we are properly staffed, just that we don't have everyone in the proper place, IE too many D9C not enough E3F, ect....
12-01-2008 | 08:27 AM
#4988
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What is the latest on the interviews from those who have, class dates, a/c, etc? Any new news?
12-01-2008 | 09:23 AM
#4989
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5000 posts, must be some kind of record for this site
12-01-2008 | 09:27 AM
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