The parking of the 140s is a rumor. I just heard it for the first time on this forum. I think he's just trying to antagonize people.

Exactly,

All we know is that the 135's will be parked by years end leaving eagle 230 ish airplanes, we are hiring 25-30 a month and upgrading while flowing pilots to AA. Don't have a fleet plan, don't know what the future of the company looks like but the same could be said for all regionals.

Are we really upgrading?

Yep. 75 CA vacancies.

It's for attrition. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit but they seem to know it'll be tough finding FO's in the next few years so they are trying to stay fat on pilots.

Thanks......once again, is Eagle still looking like one of the better regionals to go to at this point?

Parking planes.
No fleet plan.
cant keep up with hiring.
Shrinking.

Dont be fooled by the "massive movement" happening with guys bailing to AA and other majors. As pilots bail, they will accelerate the parking of planes.

I'm curious what the junior bases are around there and how they decide who goes to what airframe.

Thanks....

maybe, you have to remember every regional will have the hiring problem. At least management has the most control here on how to deal with it. Parking planes is one way, but if planes are not flying under say RAH as AE, then you bet they will try to fill the gap, and they have the bank roll to do it with the wholey owned RJ airlines. Giving a 50k newhire bonus is still cheaper than canceling massive amounts of flights. It will be their bandaid, as they shirt flying to mainline.

I agree with Eaglefly on the fact that Delta is the only one who is REALLY seeing the crystal ball in all this, and the purchase of PNCL in my opinion at least is a part of it.

Seems new hires are going to all the bases (maybe not ORD). 1st day of class equipment and bases are presented and awarded bases on class seniority.