Meet the Chiefs and hiring process
12-15-2021, 03:04 PM
#201
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 111
How often after submitting the request for the invite do they respond? Been about over 3 days and nothing.
Do they usually respond if you don't meet their qualifications?
App under review since 02/2021
3400TT
1100 121 SIC
Do they usually respond if you don't meet their qualifications?
App under review since 02/2021
3400TT
1100 121 SIC
12-16-2021, 07:05 AM
#205
Perennial Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2018
Posts: 12,203
That’s a difficult question to answer. While NK isn’t retiring very many there is substantial attrition among the junior FOs and (more rarely) junior CAs to other carriers. How much and how long that may continue in the future is anyone’s guess. Outside of that, the controlling factor is the addition of more aircraft. This is the current fleet expansion plan through 2023:
12-16-2021, 07:18 AM
#206
Line holder
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,345
No retirements to speak of, a decent amount of attrition, but I think most are first year, so won't affect progression past first year much. Current bypass ratio has most junior PIC at 65%. Unless bypass ratio changes dramatically, (and I see no reason why it should, short of a new contract with dramatically better reserve rules), the company will need 50% more pilots from the day you get hired to upgrade. Fleetplan for the next 2 years (nothing published beyond 2023, so add salt as required) show a growth of about 15% per year. That means a 3 year upgrade. However, to get a line as a PIC is over 6 years since DOH in my base right now, that will probably get shorter as there was pretty much no hiring in 2020, but count on at least 2 years of reserve if you take the first available, with very little schedule flexibility.
12-16-2021, 09:24 AM
#208
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 115
12-16-2021, 10:18 AM
#210
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 51
