When the hiring begins

Reply Subscribe

Page 4 of 6

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

01-31-2009 | 04:42 PM

#31

Colnago

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 711

Likes: 0

Hmm......based on those stats, PPL written tests look steady since 2004.

2004:29K
2005:28K
2006:27K
2007:29K
2008:28K

Commercial writtens are actually going up.whoa ???

As far as CFI writtens....seems like since 2004 until 2008, tests are all in the 4000s. Guess doesn't say much.

02-01-2009 | 12:11 AM

#32

DBSociety

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 101

Likes: 0

Don't forget those totals include foreign students. A buddy just signed off another 20+ Chinese students from his Instrument ground school for the written and its already his second wave for 09.

02-01-2009 | 03:53 AM

#33

RadarP3C

Line Holder

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 55

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pontius Pilot

We had a former AA captain in my new hire classes at Eagle. He was forced out because of the age 60 thing, then decided to get back in when it was raised to 65. I can't even imagine...he must have a lot of ex-wives to pay alimony to or one hell of a gambling debt.

Is there a "grandfather" clause in the new 65 age rule? I thought you were SOL if you were forced out (age 60) before the new 65 rule even if you hadn't reached age 65 yet?

02-01-2009 | 03:58 AM

#34

HercDriver130

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 4,772

Likes: 1

From: 744 CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadarP3C

Is there a "grandfather" clause in the new 65 age rule? I thought you were SOL if you were forced out (age 60) before the new 65 rule even if you hadn't reached age 65 yet?

You could come back... just not in your old seniority number... I am pretty sure a group of SWA guys came back to the right seat with NEW seniority numbers... go figure.

02-01-2009 | 05:44 AM

#35

Avroman

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 3,142

Likes: 4

From: FIRE ALPA

Quote:

Originally Posted by HercDriver130

You could come back... just not in your old seniority number... I am pretty sure a group of SWA guys came back to the right seat with NEW seniority numbers... go figure.

We had one guy at Mesaba do that. Though he was and still is management so it really didn't mean much for us on the line....

02-01-2009 | 07:54 AM

#36

Colnago

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 711

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBSociety

Don't forget those totals include foreign students. A buddy just signed off another 20+ Chinese students from his Instrument ground school for the written and its already his second wave for 09.

Ah, good point. I wasn't thinking in those terms. I signed off quite a bit of contract students back when I was instructing, too.

02-01-2009 | 10:05 AM

#37

Outlaw2097

A Second Past V1

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 743

Likes: 0

From: Assumed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colnago

Ah, good point. I wasn't thinking in those terms. I signed off quite a bit of contract students back when I was instructing, too.

Seems like thats the only way flight schools are making money nowadays

02-01-2009 | 05:51 PM

#38

seafeye

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 1,203

Likes: 0

From: Hot tub for now

In 1998 there was a total of 618,298 Pilots holding FAA certificates.
In 2007 there was a total of 590,349 pilots holding FAA certificates.

1998 there was 122,053 commercial pilots
2007 there was 143,953 commercial pilots

1998 there was 134,612 ATP pilots
2007 there was 143,953 ATP pilots

If the trend continues there will be less pilots in 2011 than in 1995. Good news if you can hold out. But airlines are aware of this and they are trying hard to degrade the industry. Soon crews will be staying at Motel 8 to save $$$ while the CEO is at the Ritz.