New Hire Classes and Drops
#541
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Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: ORD 737
Posts: 31
Active pilots on vacancy 17-07 was 11,170. On the one that just closed it shows 11,108. Not much growth there, it seems we are just hiring for retirements.
#542
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 919
If you look at the minimum number that Manpower Planning wanted on the Vacancy 18-04 Min-Max document you see 10581. On the Vacancy that just closed (19-04 One year later) Min-Max you see 11021. That shows that Manpower Planning sees a need for an additional 440 pilots from a year ago.
More importantly the difference between minimum and actual is now very close (87 vs 460), so they don't have pilots in places they don't want like they used to. That means that now the increased need for pilots doesn't get filled by moving the excess from elsewhere, but gets filled by new hires.
Don't take this the wrong way, I would definitely want more and more pilots, but at least the data from Manpower now shows that we actually need more pilots. Since their view is much more important than mine, I am glad to see that even their stuff shows the need for more pilots.
#543
Reserve numbers are down, with guys flying more....at least on the 777. Not complaining...just an observation.
#544
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: guppy CA
Posts: 5,160
Actually i think there has been significant growth. The difference is that they are getting more work out of each widget. We were certainly fat in many BES and with the shutdown of the 747, I think they have the manning more in line with what they want the utilization to be.
Reserve numbers are down, with guys flying more....at least on the 777. Not complaining...just an observation.
Reserve numbers are down, with guys flying more....at least on the 777. Not complaining...just an observation.
#545
#546
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: guppy CA
Posts: 5,160
Well, I have Christmas off.*
I'm moving up one or two every vacancy bid and have gotten lines for both Nov and Dec.
I miss WB flying; I'll give this some more time but may end up bidding back to 787 right seat. The pay difference is negligible and there's less time off on the Bus.
*I have a 30 hr layover in IND.
I'm moving up one or two every vacancy bid and have gotten lines for both Nov and Dec.
I miss WB flying; I'll give this some more time but may end up bidding back to 787 right seat. The pay difference is negligible and there's less time off on the Bus.
*I have a 30 hr layover in IND.
#547
Well, I have Christmas off.*
I'm moving up one or two every vacancy bid and have gotten lines for both Nov and Dec.
I miss WB flying; I'll give this some more time but may end up bidding back to 787 right seat. The pay difference is negligible and there's less time off on the Bus.
*I have a 30 hr layover in IND.
I'm moving up one or two every vacancy bid and have gotten lines for both Nov and Dec.
I miss WB flying; I'll give this some more time but may end up bidding back to 787 right seat. The pay difference is negligible and there's less time off on the Bus.
*I have a 30 hr layover in IND.
#548
#549
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: guppy CA
Posts: 5,160
I've never had that issue when flying internationally. That includes SFO-PVG-LAX-PVG-SFO on the 787. YMMV.
#550
I wonder if the lower cabin altitude in 787 makes that much of a difference. Im wiped out after any NRT trip. Im gonna give the guppy a chance for a while. If it sucks, i will bid 787.
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