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squawk2me
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Planned hiring 2025

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Anyone have any best guesses when WJ will be hiring again? Have been staying at my current company waiting to drop a resume, hoping for this fall!
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Re: Planned hiring 2025

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Probably interviews in the mid to late fall for class dates in the beginning of the new year. Wjet is currently taking on about 450 pilots. Not even half way through yet. Last Sunwing class will be in August. Maybe a small class in September because of pilots deferring theirs transition date for various personal reasons like parental leave and medical leaves.
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Re: Planned hiring 2025

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2027
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Sunwing integration will wrap up with the August class. After that hiring will probably start Dec or Jan.
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proppilot123 wrote: Sun May 25, 2025 8:05 pm Sunwing integration will wrap up with the August class. After that hiring will probably start Dec or Jan.
If it's between December or January, it's going to be January. If they can push hiring by the one month, they do not have to flow 20 captains from Encore.
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Among Us Online Have you prepared well for your next application? For example, updating your CV, practicing for interviews, or learning more about WJ's company culture to make the best impression?
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Re: Planned hiring 2025

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400 hires in 2026
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otis21 wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:47 am Among Us Online Have you prepared well for your next application? For example, updating your CV, practicing for interviews, or learning more about WJ's company culture to make the best impression?
Just fake it till you make it
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Re: Planned hiring 2025

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I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk
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Zanzibar wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:08 pm I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk
Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.
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MaxAuto wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:11 am
Zanzibar wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:08 pm I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk
Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.
Going from 60 in 2024, 0 in 2025, to suddenly 400 in 2026 sounds optimistic.
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MaxAuto wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:11 am
Zanzibar wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:08 pm I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk
Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.
Correct, I am in that class and heard it.

AVH and DP also came for a visit on day 3 and AVH joked that it looked like we'd be receiving a new jet every 2 weeks in fall 2026, making DP a little nervous.
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Retirements plus junior pilots quiting and possibly some growth along with ending the AR program on November 1st.
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I think that’ll be a first then. Don’t think we’ve ever churned out that many in 12 months. Sounds challenging
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:lol:
MaxAuto wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:03 pm 400 hires in 2026
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phenix wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 10:46 am
MaxAuto wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:11 am
Zanzibar wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:08 pm I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk
Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.
Going from 60 in 2024, 0 in 2025, to suddenly 400 in 2026 sounds optimistic.
0 in 2026
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PittBoss wrote: Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:25 pm
phenix wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 10:46 am
MaxAuto wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:11 am
Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.
Going from 60 in 2024, 0 in 2025, to suddenly 400 in 2026 sounds optimistic.
0 in 2026
Elaborate? What do you know that would suggest 0 hiring? And why would management be saying otherwise? (not that I ever trust management 100%)
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