How are the Apps coming along? Any luck?
 

I have always been a reader here on APC, but now I created a profile to start asking questions. I have been here at NK for 6yrs about to hit yr 7. Im a junior CA, still on reserve. After the latest news I have now sent out apps to United, Delta, and AA this week. How many of you have also done the same and have any of you heard back from any of these airlines? If so, how long did it take until you got a call, email invite etc? Hearing all the opportunities at the BIG 3 and the movement and retirements, it makes too much sense to leave. Let me know if any of you guys have gotten calls very recent and how long it took. Thanks guys!

I dont know about the other big 3, but SWA has ground hiring to a halt. They cancelled interview dates and closed the valve after 1/10.

Same situation as you, I've applied to all and still waiting to hear back. I did get the assessment from AA but haven't heard anything since then. Stay positive, good things will happen my friend

DAL: Cut hiring forecast in half for 2024. 1000 pilots instead of 2000+. (Still fantastic numbers!)

UAL: 2000 pilots in 2024. Down from 2500/yr since 21’. (Slowdown due to MAX 10 being pushed back - Straight from SVP HR during earnings call.)

AAL: Not sure about specific numbers, but haven’t heard of any changes. Probably 2000-2500 in 2024.

As you mentioned, WN: Probably no interviews for the majority of 2024 with the MAX 7 giving up certification waiver. Sounds like they have quite a bit of backlog to clear.

These are some really strong numbers! Perhaps Southwest will continue hiring in a few months too

attention all pilots: Spirit is closing DFW. All DFW pilots leave immediately. Thank You.

This is not entirely correct. Update from company last week states just under 800 new hires for this year. All classes are full for first quarter and most of second quarter (this is why interviews have slowed for a bit). I believe they were initially planning on greater turnover this year, but that has slowed drastically that may to the new contract.

Boeing just delayed certification of the MAX 7 by a Boeing nine months (which are currently running a little over two months to a Boeing month) so they may be slow rolling hiring for awhile yet.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...-7-2024-01-30/

My source in the hiring dept mentioned they have over 600 in the pool already though.

The crazy thing with a large/long pool in these crazy hiring days is that you have to ask how many of the 600 in the WN pool will be gone to AA/DL/UA before they ever get a class date at WN?

I don't seem many of the 600 waiting for the WN class date if one of the other 3 calls. This is not a slam on WN, just a realistic look at where they are in the movement opportunities among the majors.