You can only attract so many new hires with no guaranteed fleet plan and possibly more cuts on the horizon. Flowthroughs or not, why would one come here they're going to shrink Eagle down to say 100 planes and shove a pinnacle (endeavor, challenger, or whatever they call themselves now) type contract down our throats? I'm not trying to be pessimistic and I'm not trying to say Eagle will ultimately shrink to 100 planes. Just playing the "what if" card.
On the other hand, Eagle could be the place to go if they have 800+ guys flowing and we remain a fleet of 230 airplanes like the stand alone fleet plan called for. And DP can go eat a bowl of d!cks as far as I'm concerned.

Hi RyanP, this is not really a reply more of a question to you or any eagle pilot wanting to chime in. If AE is having a hard time finding folks to fill classes, that's what I have heard, why are they still being very selective when it comes to hiring new guys? I have got quite a bit of 121 time, also time in the crj-700, no faa problems, clean driving record, etc, and still didn't even get a chance to interview,

I have no idea why you would get passed over. Do you think they overlooked you? Tell me a little about your background. Any failed rides along the way? This isn't a show stopper anymore I don't believe. It used to be. Anyway, if you are interested, PM me your name and contact number and e-mail and I'll pass along to the hiring manager.

No!! PM ME your name and contact info and i'll contact the HR dept. ;)
FWIW, I had heard we were filling classes.

Sorry, I really have no idea.. but the few guys I talked with in your situation were simply either overlooked/missed or never checked their spam email folder. That would be the first place I checked if I was you.

I know of 2 people PMing me who actually DID have interview invites in their spam folder and they didn't see it for a couple weeks until someone mentioned it. Another got the call after contacting HR. I had the same issue, I never check my spam folder either until someone mentioned it and I found an email from Virgin America that I missed for a while.

PS.. to you bonus junkies.. If he already applied you won't get the referral bonus anyway. lol

How could Parker have declared USair bankrupt twice when he was running America West prior to the 2005 merger?

As far as the FMC/FMS comments above. Um, not quite. Which puts much of the rest of this gossip into the, well, gossip category.

2000: United Airlines announces a deal to buy US Airways for $4.3 billion but the merger is blocked the following year by the Justice Department.

2002: US Airways enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Aug. 11.

2004: The airline files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years on Sept. 14.

2005 America West announces on May 19 plans to buy US Airways out of bankruptcy. US Airways was days away from being liquidated. America West CEO Doug Parker heads up the new airline, a post he still has today.

2006: Parker makes an unsolicited $8.5 billion bid for Delta Air Lines which was restructuring in bankruptcy court. The airline rebuts the offer, with its CEO calling US Airways ‘‘the worst of all potential merger partners.’’

2009: On Jan. 15, flight 1549 hits a flock of geese and loses power in both engines shortly after taking off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Capt. Chesley B. ‘‘Sully’’ Sullenberger ditches the airplane in the Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crew survive.

2010: US Airways and United once again discuss a merger only to have United ultimately chose to merge with Continental.

2011: AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, files for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 29. US Airways hires advisers to study a possible combination.

2012: US Airways and American disclose on Aug. 31 that they have signed a non-disclosure agreements and started confidential merger talks.

Feb. 13, 2013: The boards of American and US Airways approve a merger creating the world’s biggest airline.



Doug Parker came after US filed for BK twice.

I see what you did there $$$$

I find it hard to believe that an airline CEO knows about that type of technical stuff, much less cares about how many are in the plane.

I got an interview within a week of applying. Right at the minimums with no internal recs. Make sure your airlineapps is up to date.