From the last ALPA seniority list (may 9), they've hired 85 so far. So you are correct.

 

With 200+ flows leaving in the next 2-3months, I really cant see how they can keep up with staffing.

Something got to give.

 

Well we have around 400 more FOs than we do CA.

 

Me neither, AE management is always behind in the staffing ball game!

They should started the upgrades at least by January. But they always wait till the last moment. Apparently they didn't learned from summer 2011.

At least now with FO with PIC Types, the training should be quicker.

 

New flow plan is out, it has all upgrading FO in training by AUG 2013, this includes the leftover from two bids ago who were scheduled for the fall and all the ones from the last bid. That is 100 upgrades starting training in less than 3 months. It also has all current new hires finishing training by Aug, so most guys who have been going home will be in class very soon. Looks like it will be a busy summer at the school house. Before RJ Chimes in this good for us as we were anticipating the movement to go slower than this. Looks like the training pipeline will be cleared up by AUG. currently the school house is hiring instructors and the bases are hiring check airman in part as we will see check airman and instructors head to AA but also to account for increase in training.

Hopefully the movement continues but we still don't have a defined plan. We do have our union "talking" with management about out cost. Fun summer ahead.

 

Looking forward to critical coverage for all months and all bases.

Good thing I dont have training until July

 

I moved 62 numbers up in may only. If we keep it this way I bet we will start seeing 2010 hires getting upgrades by summer 2014.

This is just my guess...

 

Something has to give, either we are sending a huge amount of pilots to AA or we are not parking as many airplanes. But they are sending many upgrades to class in 2 weeks with a steady stream every two weeks.

 

To give them credit, I believe the school house has been saturated with FOQ stuff. That explains why we are seeing the upgrades finally going to class in Jun and July, once FOQ is complete. If anything, it's a little proactive - send the people to long term while FOQ is still finishing up, so when the upgrades hit the sims, FOQ should just be completed.

 

for the first time in AMR history