Hi Dave,
Appreciate the feedback, So now we are looking at 1500 TT & 500 ME min hiring requirements just to stay competitive.? Man this bites, especially for those CFI's that are ready and have to stick around to get the extra flight time and not that the time building is bad, it's just that once again the waiting continues.
Let's hope that these regionals, start to concentrate thier hiring down at FSA. But with these furluogh's, makes it harder on the rest of us.
Not to the bearer of bad or good news, and this depends on your perspective, but once the airline furlough's start to level off, and the demand picks up, again this glut will stop becoming factor in the hiring process. Now, I do not have a crystal ball but at least the indicators are postive and on that subject this article is off:
(Air,Inc's Airline Pilot Careers) No 4, May 2002.
PILOT FURLOUGHS
Not since the Gulf War in 1991 had the airline industry seen so many pilot furloughs as were instituted in the weeks immediately following the terrorist attacks. All told, approximately 8,000 pilots were furloughed, with additional pilot cutbacks still possible at some carriers.
Most of the major airlines announced furloughs, with the exceptions being Southwest, FedEx, UPS, and Alaska Airlines. Continental planned to furloughed 1,200 pilots, but only about 600 got the bad news. The Houston-based carrier has no plans to add to that list in 2002 and recently told AIR, Inc. it is hopeful to begin recalling furloughed pilots in the first quarter next year. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines initially expected to furlough up to 1,700 pilots—so far about 745 have been laid off—and although additional furloughs will come in 2002, the carrier now hopes it can stop cutting back before it reaches 1,000 furloughed pilots.
Regional and national carriers were not hit nearly as hard by the need for pilot furloughs, largely because their pilot wages represent a lower percentage of the total cost
of doing business than wages do at the majors. Many of these airlines avoided furloughs outright, while most have managed to recall the majority of furloughed pilots.
Pilot hiring practically came to a standstill immediately after the attacks, but among the majors, SWA, FedEx, and UPS resumed hiring at a steady pace shortly afterwards, and national carriers like AirTran, Spirit, JetBlue, and Comair barely skipped a beat in their pilot hiring activities.
Fractional operators such as Executive Jet, Flight Options, and CitationShares also continue to routinely hire pilots.
OUTLOOK
There’s no denying that many U.S. airlines and their pilots suffered tremendous setbacks in 2001, but fortunately, recovery is on the way. In fact, the FAA forecasts that a year from now, barring unforeseen circumstances, airline passenger traffic should be back to normal, with yields also increasing for the airlines. The Administration suggests passenger traffic will then expand at an average annual rate of four percent over the next decade, reaching one billion passengers in 2013, which is three years later than predicted in the 2000 FAA forecast. Furthermore, the FAA says air cargo traffic should grow at a similar, or even better rate in the ensuing decade.
For pilots, this is good news amidst a storm of bad. Right now, patience certainly is required since it’s easy to become discouraged, but there are still opportunities available as long as one remains open to them.
ALPA PILOT FURLOUGH STATUS: as of Mar, 8 2002
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Airlines Furloghed***Recalled***Remaining
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Air Wisconsin 40 ** 0 ** 40
Allegheny 38 ** 38 ** 0
Aloha 26 ** 0 ** 26
America West 175 ** 114 ** 61
AE 304 ** 0 ** 304
ATA 88 ** 43 ** 45
Continental 593 ** 0 ** 593
CCair 13 ** 7 ** 6
Delta 745 ** 0 ** 745
Express Air 119 ** 119 ** 0
Hawaiian 20 ** 0 ** 20
Mesa 316 ** 115 ** 201
Mesaba 70 ** 58 ** 12
Midway 315 ** 51 ** 264
Midwest Express 105 ** 18 ** 87
NorthWest 490 ** 0 ** 490
Piedmont 21 ** 21 ** 0
PSA 41 ** 41 ** 0
Skyway 65 ** 8 ** 57
Spirit 121 ** 121 ** 0
Sun Country 285 ** 12 ** 273
Trans States 203 ** 52 ** 151
TWA 310 ** 0 ** 310
United 844 ** 0 ** 844
US Air 1,072** 0 ** 1,072
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Totals 6,778 *** 818 *** 5,960
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Best Regards,
Heat2151