New Hire Classes and Drops
04-28-2024 | 08:12 AM
#4011
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From: Left seat
The most recent bid, yes. It was a 15000 seniority number. There were only three awards due to backfills for pilots leaving EWR 756. There weren’t any published vacancies.
The vacancy bid prior to that had an awards go to 16 and 17000 numbers. It really shouldn’t take too long for you to hold once you’re on property as long as this train stays in some sort of motion.
The vacancy bid prior to that had an awards go to 16 and 17000 numbers. It really shouldn’t take too long for you to hold once you’re on property as long as this train stays in some sort of motion.
04-28-2024 | 03:12 PM
#4012
Line Holder
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From: Student of the game
Two EWR 756 spots were in the drop for the 4/2 class. That's the last time it's been offered for newhires.
05-02-2024 | 07:24 AM
#4014
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Most junior person to be awarded MCO was hired on 01/02 (first new hire class of the year) in the March vacancy that is effective for the August bid period. In March the company grew the base by 15 FOs so it helped push it slightly junior. Rumor is that Orlando wont grow any more until they adequately staff the left seat in EWR so I would expect it to continue to trend as the most senior 73 base by a long shot. Its impossible to give a estimate but I wouldn't hold your breath for anything under a year.
05-08-2024 | 06:11 PM
#4017
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From: Guppy Gear Slinger
Word on the street is classes resume 7/23, but no indications as to class sizes. It's also possible that classes resume 7/2, but sounds like 7/23 is what people are saying. Interviews are still going on, although the interview groups are noticeably smaller than they've been for a while.
05-26-2024 | 10:42 AM
#4020
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From: Desk-130
To be honest, and this is not a MIL bashing, but they mix the classes up because the mil folks are mostly clueless to how the 121 world works. I can't imagine the clusterhump that would happen if a new-hire class was all military pilots with little to no airline/two-pilot crew experience. The Mil guys in my class were very good at flying very cool and fast jets that I could only dream about. But, the folks who had years of regional/121 experience had to answer their questions like "What is a 'ramp'/'ground' frequency?", "What is so bad about EWR?", and "Why is ORD the way it is?"
It was fun helping out the guys around me with those goofy questions, we still answer their questions in the group chat we still have running today, and it helped bond us as a class by working as a team.
It was fun helping out the guys around me with those goofy questions, we still answer their questions in the group chat we still have running today, and it helped bond us as a class by working as a team.
As a military pilot, I can relate to the above sentiments. It's not bashing; it just is what it is. I hope to have a lot of non-Mil in my class (whenever that happens) because I have a lot to learn about the 121 world. On that note... what is so bad about EWR? Also, if the long-term goal is to be on WB, what's the most appropriate choice(s) to make at the start of this new career? I don't really know where I want to live (family is from Upstate NY), but I do not want to commute unless I can be reasonably sure it won't be for more than ~ a year.
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