Junior Pinnacle guys
 

just wondering how long new guys have been sitting reserve in DTW. Also has anyone heard hiring projections just from the Pinnacle side?

Probably about 15 minutes. For some time now every vacancy that comes out sends butt loads of FOs to DTW.

DTW is becoming ATL of the north. With hiring you can expect it to not be too long, but no guarantees on a timeline. Just don't plan on going to any other base other than DTW or JFK for a while.

Keep in mind with SLI there will be pilots from all 3 groups moving around looking for better QOL & schedules. Shouldn't slow things down too much as DTW seems to stay pretty junior, but I'm sure there will be atleast a few senior guys bidding into positions at all domiciles. That may slow the process some down for the new hires. A recent list of scheduled class dates showed classes of 10-14 every two weeks until the end of the year. Take that with a grain of salt, I've heard more than once, "hire til you furlough".

Would these new hires get bumped down to the tprops after the SLI? assuming they will be junior equipment... Or would some of the jet bases be junior enough? Im interviewing at Colgan soon so it kind applies there as well.

Fly...Nobody will be bumped as a result of SLI.

HOWEVER, any subsequent realignments or displacements may mean that the junior guys will be getting pushed around some.

The guys that are on property and want to change equipment or move to another domicile will bid it in post SLI vacancies. That means the new hires that come in initially after SLI will get whatever everyone else does not want. With the equipment change comes a seat lock which can play against them in the end when upgrades come along.

I wouldn't call the Q a "bump down" by anymeans

If you're interviewing at Colgan/Mesaba, I would hazard a guess you'll either wind up in LGA on the Saab or EWR on the Q400. We won't know until the final SLI award comes out if there will be fences or what those fences will be, so your guess is as good as mine as far as bidding to a jet. Personally, I'd stick with whatever gives you the best QoL rather than basing it on flying a jet or a tprop. Looking at the final on the latest vacancy, I'd say reserve in DTW is gonna be short. Reserve in JFK is gonna be not that much longer. I'm getting displaced to JFK CA next month, and I'm going to be coming in almost half way up the list on the CAPTAIN side....

Any chance of a new hire getting DTW? on the Q or Saab.

On the Q400 there is zero chance.