Flyby or bouldarian, any guesses why we are staying at 60/month in 2014. I had heard 100/month from multiple publications. My guess is cause so little are taking the earlyout. Any insight?

The goal for a 100 a month is still a goal. The issue to multifactorial with regards to required staffing levels, training program ability, be proactive vice reactive and more. Manpower has to tell training/hiring that we need the bodies first. This is predicated on long-term goals and plans, block hours, schedules. None of this has made its way down. I do know that we are planning to retire 2000 pilots in the next 3 years without growth. I see a problem brewing.

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"Downsize the airline! Problem solved. That was easy, what's for lunch?"

;)

I wish you were kidding.

Unfilled bids (possible new hire positions) on latest award are all New York.

737 - 81
A320 - 20
76T - 18

Sad for sure. No growth planned for the next four years so we can "be better positioned and handle the merger" nonsense is weak. I am hoping that the Wall Street and industry pressures force us to have to grow because our headshed has to prove that they aren't as weak as perceived by many.

Almost certainly will be newhire positions.

Interesting. 38 unfilled vacancies from the LUAL side. New York used to go fairly senior but it was a MUCH smaller base pre-merger.

Even if they tried to grow at this point, they're so far behind on building a training pipeline, it will take at least until the end of 2014 before pilot staffing levels are healthy enough to grow. I did notice that, in the latest United Investor Update (24 Oct), they anticipate 4Q2013 mainline capacity to grow by 2.3-3.3%. For Q4, they anticipate regional capacity to grow 3.9-49%.

Good luck with that regional growth working out; I just read that even the great SkyWest wasn't able to fill their latest newhire class; it was short by 9 people. I am hoping that we see a trend reversal from the last decade - regional contraction with their flying being replaced by mainline flying. ... if there's a pilot shortage on the regional level, they could cancel two RJ flights, replace them with one mainline flight and not lose any ASMs on the city pair.

Got this from a check airman who attended latest standards meeting in DEN.

Pilot Hiring:
26 interviews/week
12 hires/week currently, about 4 months from hire notification to class date 1st class has gone to 76T and A320
11,700 active applications
Average regional quals 6,000-8,000 TT, 5,000-6,000 PIC
Pilot retirements: 10 yrs - 4,000 pilots, 13 yrs - 6,000 pilots (50%)

Its all the "extra pilots" the LUAL side had.....

Thanks for the update RVR, any idea why only 12 out of 26 are getting selected? Is it a yours to lose type deal or do they plan on only selecting a certain percentage regardless of the performances they get in their interviews?

The class size is 12 they are interviewing 26 a week. Those that are hired are put into a pool

I don't think your inference is necessarily correct. I think it likely is 12 starting class per week without relation to how many are being interviewed and subsequently offered jobs. So, in any given week they may offer jobs to no one or to all 26 or anywhere in between of those interviewed. Remember, they are just filling a pool from which to draw for many weeks to come.

You're faster draw Capt O!

Oh ok, I must've misread the post. I was curious what the acceptance rate was. It looks like Delta is having a pretty high success rate in this latest round of interviews.

Agreed. My sim interviewer basically said that unlike previous times when UAL hired (where dudes were competing for X slots that interview class), this time they're hiring whoever they feel meets their expectations.

This is true......UAL is worried about a pilot shortage of qualified guys in the near future. 11,000 apps on file and most of them are on file at AA and DAL as well. Get them while you can.

Anyone else here still patiently waiting for a phone call? Anyone else getting phone calls?

I am still patiently waiting and I believe 11K others and still waiting as well. :D

I've been reading about others getting job offers but no one has been saying they got the initial phone call in a while.

I read yesterday that interviews will take a hiatus until after the new year.

They are slowed for the Holidays. There will be some the first couple of weeks of DEC and then that's it for the year.

The pool will be enough to fill all planned new hire classes until interviews start again in late Jan, early Feb.

The pool still has guys from September in it...Plenty of guys for the first month or so...

I don't think you'd describe my waiting for a call with the word "patiently." My wife sure wouldn't :(

I remember waiting for the call,and then receiving it and not being Able to sleep for the fear I was going to blow the interview. The call will come by Delta, United, or AA just relax and be yourself you'll be fine.

You the same Hrkdrivr on TT?

If my availability changes, how long can I defer a class date?

If you understand the seniority system at all, do not post pone your class date for anything short of a death in the family. I do not know the answer to your question, but don't do it. Get your number first.

I haven't even been called for an interview, however, I may need to take a set of orders that will commit me to military service for the next 18-24 months.

Currently a traditional guardsman and flying at a regional. Hoping to get an interview in the next 6-12 months, then transition directly to that job 6-12 months later.

I think once you officially sign an acceptance, you have one year to accept a class date, and you can be ejected from the pool....not that United would do that, but officially.

Just received a text from a recently hired friend… His conditional offer indicated he had 1 year to attend training.

Thanks for the replies!

So is it confirmed that no more calls for the rest of the year for interviews? It would be a nice mental break from looking at my phone every time it rings wondering... "is that the call I have been waiting for?"

I don't know if calls are still being made, but I do know they are conducting a few more interviews before the end of the year.

Any latest and greatest?

No big changes to "the plan."

There will be a brief lull in interviews as the pool (fairly small) is drawn down and then interviews begin again several weeks into 2014.

After New Year's Day a new-hire class is planned every Tuesday until summer.

Thanks for the update cadet! With the interviews starting up in 2014 again, could we possibly start seeing the calls going out again shortly after the holidays end? Looking forward to seeing this thread spark back to life with the calls going out.

Anyone actually get an interview without a job fair?

Yes, many have. Most newhires I know did not go to one. I did not either.

No job fairs for me.

Me either start next month