Does anyone know if ExpressJet is running classes/upgrades through this summer; Or are they holding off till this fall?

 

There will be at least one class in July.

 

Hiring and Upgrades will slow down for summer flying. Probably.... maybe.... actually IDK..

 

No hiring classes for the summer and possibly no hiring for rest of the year according to chief pilot @ Aerocrew job fair today.

 

Well we will have to just wait and see.

 

That doesn't sound accurate at all

 

I hear the same thing from a number of sources.

 

I haven't herd that anywhere .

 

All I know for sure is two upgrade classes in May and one in June.

There are some May new hire classes but nothing official has been released via the company website about future new hire classes.

We do know it's been winding down as management thinks we've hit a level thats "appropriately staffed."

Now, into the part where I'm just theorizing:

Not much reason to hire more people if we have enough for the summer, because flying will decrease after then. Most likely new hires will start back near end of year after attrition has whittled the numbers down a little, and they need to ramp up for warmer weather next year.

That being said, things are always fluid. If we get a contract done we could pick up some flying. Or attrition could pick up towards the end of the year if the majors get their heads out of the collective butts and start hiring. So far this year attrition has been equal to about one class of pilots per month.

Not the best news (I want us to keep hiring too), but what they are doing makes perfect sense. We were all hoping the hiring was because of new flying or something else big, but really we were were severely understaffed before the merger.

 

Heard from within the training department there is a potential June 11th 16 pilot new-hire class scheduled but still waiting on approval from the higher ups.