skywest not hiring?
Just heard from a line CA that, "tomorrow's class is the last one for a while....every one else just goes into a pool"
I wonder if this will continue through the industry? |
Yes, all classes have been cancelled for the near future. Not sure how long it will be, I heard until August. Probably has to do with Delta cutting back alot of flying. In today's day and age of fuel prices, I just don't think the 50 seat RJ is economical to run anymore. I would venture to guess that airplanes like the E170 and 190, maybe even the CRJ900 are going to be the future of regional aircraft.....
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the E170/90 burn way more fuel the the CRJ700/900 too bad everyone has a woody for em
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I don't have a woody, I just prefer comfortable aircraft. Say what you will, there's no denying the 170 is much more passenger friendly than the 700.
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Originally Posted by flyboyzz1
(Post 322160)
the E170/90 burn way more fuel the the CRJ700/900
Originally Posted by labbats
(Post 322187)
I don't have a woody, I just prefer comfortable aircraft. Say what you will, there's no denying the 170 is much more passenger friendly than the 700.
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yeah I wasn't saying that the CRJ is comfy...I try not to sit in back... but as oil keeps going up I can't see mainline airlines wanting to pay for the petro.
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Originally Posted by Scooter2525
(Post 322114)
Just heard from a line CA that, "tomorrow's class is the last one for a while....every one else just goes into a pool"
I wonder if this will continue through the industry? |
Originally Posted by wmarti31
(Post 322208)
Going back to the original question, do you guys think this will continue through the industry or is it just Skywest?
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I met Chip Childs when he was flying around our system rallying the troops before the ALPA vote. I asked what was new with SkyWest, any word on the Midwest side, etc. He mentioned that they were trying to get United to do 900's. He didn't say in what seating configuration though.
So I agree with the earlier posts that the 700's and 900's will probably be the aircraft of the future for regionals. At SkyWest we still have 18 700's and 4 900's coming later this year. So I think hiring will pick back up sooner or later. I can only think of us getting the Midwest 50 seaters and RAH getting the 50 seaters for Continental in the last few years. The 200 is probably going to phased out in the next 5 - 10 years. |
No 190's at RAH although we do have a payscale running around for it. Our E-jet fleet is all 170/175's. We're not stopping hiring from what I understand, although we are more comfortably staffed than last year. Of course, last year we didn't have enough pilots to operate all our aircraft so I think we're just now catching up. While attrition has slowed slightly, we still have a lot of hiring to do to keep up.
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