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CaptTX 08-15-2025 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by SIBoiler (Post 3939183)
Just got an email. New hire classes starting Nov & Dec. Asks to update info in next 7 days and expect a phone call. Guess it's actually happening.

I've been refreshing my company email all morning, hopefully they tell us something quick!

SIBoiler 08-15-2025 10:05 AM


Originally Posted by CaptTX (Post 3939186)
I've been refreshing my company email all morning, hopefully they tell us something quick!

I'm one of the poolies. It came to my email registered on my app.

nwa1jmk 08-15-2025 10:19 AM


Originally Posted by SIBoiler (Post 3939191)
I'm one of the poolies. It came to my email registered on my app.

I just got the email too! Didn’t see the November /december starts though

ipdanno 08-15-2025 10:27 AM


Originally Posted by SIBoiler (Post 3939183)
Just got an email. New hire classes starting Nov & Dec. Asks to update info in next 7 days and expect a phone call. Guess it's actually happening.

Don’t trust it’s gonna happen until AFTER your first JA.

hoover 08-15-2025 12:24 PM


Originally Posted by nwa1jmk (Post 3939199)
I just got the email too! Didn’t see the November /december starts though

yes! About time. So glad we are finally getting to the poolies

CaptTX 08-15-2025 12:40 PM

CPO email was sent out a little while ago, stated that FO hiring announcement is "Imminent".

Biglou457 08-15-2025 01:36 PM


Originally Posted by CaptTX (Post 3939260)
CPO email was sent out a little while ago, stated that FO hiring announcement is "Imminent".

That’s great news. Do you have a rough idea on what the company would be looking for flight time wise ?

CaptTX 08-15-2025 01:49 PM


Originally Posted by Biglou457 (Post 3939278)
That’s great news. Do you have a rough idea on what the company would be looking for flight time wise ?

So VP of flight ops JUST sent out an email regarding hiring.

Official numbers, 140 new hire pilots from the pool for November and December.

225 class in October still planned at 16.

I think we've got around 300 in the pool so the hiring before the end of this year does NOT look like it will include off the street hires, I'd expect that in 2026.

Keep your resume and logbook ready to go, you never know what will happen... I mean just 2 weeks ago this additional 140 was not planned at all.

Mozam 08-15-2025 02:24 PM


Originally Posted by Proximity (Post 3937079)
It's weird they don't get Mark out with a video, or publish it in the On the Radar. If hiring this year is supposed to still be a secret, it certainly isn't being well kept. And maybe someone better tell the swimmers.

I think the swimmers have been notified. :)

ToTheTabs 08-15-2025 04:11 PM

I got the emails and the phone call today. The person that called me to make sure I was still interested in the job said he was a recruiter, but not a pilot recruiter, so he couldn't answer any specific questions. (I asked him if they were going to get to all of the outstanding CJO's into classes this year, and if not, about how many more CJO's are there than the 140ish spots).
I was just trying to gauge my % odds.


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