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06-04-2018, 12:25 PM
#2121
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I left PDT back in 2007 as a CA in MDT for a 91 corporate job and I now find myself contemplating returning as a DEC due to various reasons. How many CAs are getting hired before they flow? I'm ok with having to wait for the flow but trying to figure the odds of jumping to AA, SWA or UA before that.
06-04-2018, 12:34 PM
#2122
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I left PDT back in 2007 as a CA in MDT for a 91 corporate job and I now find myself contemplating returning as a DEC due to various reasons. How many CAs are getting hired before they flow? I'm ok with having to wait for the flow but trying to figure the odds of jumping to AA, SWA or UA before that.
Lots of folks have been lazy/complacent/content enough to not make much of an attempt to leave... otherwise those #s would probably be much higher.
06-04-2018, 12:37 PM
#2123
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I know of 2 Pdt pilots hired to AA this year who were straight civilian outside of the flow. More last year w prior military. I’d say jumping to SWA is definitely a possibility. UA and Alaska have slowed their new hire training. Someone posted really good graphs about the hiring at AA. Current 2018 numbers. Everyone knows getting hired outside the flow isn’t impossible. But difficult. Last AA class has a PDT soe capt who was a real short timer. <3 years I think.
06-04-2018, 04:48 PM
#2125
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Thanks for the info. I do keep apps up to date, job fairs are a little harder if not nearby. AA is my best bet due to friends that flowed SWA is next. I have no contacts at UA. Having 0 jet time doesn’t help either. What do you estimate time is from Indoc to getting on line? Another thread mentions DECs getting training priority? This true?
06-04-2018, 05:18 PM
#2126
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Thanks for the info. I do keep apps up to date, job fairs are a little harder if not nearby. AA is my best bet due to friends that flowed SWA is next. I have no contacts at UA. Having 0 jet time doesn’t help either. What do you estimate time is from Indoc to getting on line? Another thread mentions DECs getting training priority? This true?
06-05-2018, 08:53 PM
#2128
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There are definitely a bunch more than 8. The pool of DEC hires goes back as far as February indoc. They were the first ones to go into systems as DECs and not as FOs. As for how many total, I have no idea.
06-06-2018, 03:26 AM
#2129
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Not true, look at the latest seniority list. There are two CA’s listed with a 5/7 start date. None before that. The bonus program also was not announced until mid April.
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