Squallrider

Dec was 30%, so, something is up

disillusioned

I know it goes without saying, but something about how we don't have a contract that can be arbitrated by our pilot group that requires them to have a required amount of reserves for every line pilot. Something that our union sister company has.

Yep. Lowest block hour month of the year and we are still required to be awarded 90+ hour lines. But at least we now have a SAPA rep that can go down to St. George and be told that they would like to improve the lines, but we have to keep picking up all this extra flying for our mainline partners.

I just find comfort that for every $1,000 profit SW makes off of all that extra flying, I get to split $60 of that among 3,800 pilots. When I am doing all that extra flying and spending all this extra time away from my family, I just envision what I can spend that 2 cents on and it makes it all worth it.

SMACFUM

So simple arithmetic must be beyond your grasp. Assuming that new hire classes have been at capacity, and the number of new FOs being back filled into ORD every month has remained mostly constant, (which it has). We've still had a net loss of ~10 reverses month over month.

But yeah......that's normal, especially during the lowest block hour month of the year. It's all just backfilling. It has absolutely nothing to to with the extra aircraft being deployed this month to cover additional flying for other regionals, and those additional block hours being dumped into the bid package.

But please, go on, continue to pretend to be an expert on an airline you don't work for, Genius.

SMACFUM

But.....but......but...... We're SkyWest, we're "Industry Leading"

AFflyer

They arnt hiring everybody. I know a AF C-17 guy (hadn't flown in a year) that was not offered a job. Not sure what happened in the interview but they are definitely not hiring everyone that shows up for an interview...

ClickClickBoom

Probably didn't want to get him current for UAL. Waste of resources.

AFflyer

You could be right but they hired me? AF retired C-130... Finishing up sims now... See you on the line soon!

JB22

I was flying with a captain who was telling me that the middle eastern carriers are forcing many European airlines to layoff pilots and the same will happen here. So I wonder if flying my butt off only to get furloughed when all the other major pilots come back to the regionals is worth it. Anyway. 29 hours total and counting.

One of my buddies from class is going to compass. Maybe I will get an interview. Welcome to the pilots under me. It seems fun here but reserve is already stressful and if you call in sick they email you asking why, even my high school didn't do that. I don't think compass does that.

Tippy

keyword hiring MOST not ALL people who come through the door. There are people being turned away but not as many as there used to be.

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