Anyone know if the next posting will be cancelled now that the MAX is going to be out for A LOT longer with Boeing's new timeline? An insider told me a couple months ago that they were planning a posting in March or April. Can't imagine they'll keep hiring so much unless there are dozens of retirements happening.
In addition to what Thunderbird said, there will most likely be one more class of 20 once the MAX comes back into service. That timeline is all a guessing game at this point. However, I would expect a posting for another class once that happens.
And, as Thunderbird said, there are some retirements expected once the new flight planning software gets closer to deployment. Those retirements should justify yet another class.
If I remember correctly, with last July’s posting, they were ramping up for 80 new DX’ers to help with the MAX deliveries and the retirements due to the software launch.
So far, they’ve had a class of 18, 19 (started this Monday), and 20 (starting in March? Already hired/accounted for).
Based on those numbers, there’s room for at least one more class of 20 for them to get closer to their intended 80.