squib

fixed it for ya!

lalo

It actually took me 18 Sims and 6 IOE trips.

squib

Clearly you didn't understand my comment. Congratulations on your training?? I guess they do hand out trophies to everyone who participates these days.

lalo

I didn't understand yours and you don't understand mine.
Moving on.....

Grumbletrousers

Looks like we're starting for United in September and ORD and IAD are going to officially be domiciles according to the new email

42ER

Thanks for the info.
Which do you think will be the more senior base?

Grumbletrousers

I expect ORD to be very senior for Captains. I know of a couple Midwest FOs out there but I'm not sure how it'll look on the FO side once the dust settles

tacocasa

What's the plan with growth and hiring with the new contract? Is this just a switch of airplane paint or are you guys gonna be adding some metal? I'm asking because I'm trying to assess what upgrades might look like for a new hire. Any bases coming besides ORD and IAD?

Fleron270

Just a switch of paint. Keep in mind that a lot of people left in the past year when our future was uncertain, so our seniority list has shrunk to about 475 pilots. To get our staffing back up to fly 65 aircraft, we will need to grow to over 700 pilots. Also, we are losing about 15 captains a month. As long as we can hire, the upgrade time is going to go down dramatically.

whooooooocares

The company is delusional when it comes to upgrade and new hires. They think this announcement along with the recent new hire bonus loa they have become Jesus like. The pilot group will not get a new contract anytime soon as the union has relinquished any bargaining ground we had to stand on with the loa. Upgrades will come by force due to the number of captains required to be on property, 305. The seniority list is already below 305, I think somewhere around 270. There are management pilots supposedly keeping us above the 305 mark but I'm beginning to seriously doubt that.

Unless we do something drastic, like actually get a new contract with better pay, resv rules, clearly defined language and no concessions, people will still only trickle into class.

The interview numbers are deceiving, as it looks like there is a lot of interest in awac, but we still looking only have 5 in indoc right now. I would like to know how that message is being received or interpreted with management.

We live in a world where the it is uncertain what the regional environment will look like in 5 yrs. Unfortunately for management, money, and fast upgrades talk. The pilot group will hopefully maintain unity and not sell out the protections afforded to is in our current contract and demand an increase in qol. This will in turn place the company in a position where they must negotiate responsibly to continue to recruit the necessary numbers to fulfill the cpa with United.