Indeed the roster on the 777 is tight and understaffed, but there's been no movement on the talent pool in the past couple of months. All the new guys who are joining or have joined recently received their DOJ many months ago. The only exception is for pilots rated on the 777 or A330 and, in some cases, highly experienced on the A320. These guys are receiving DOJs few weeks after screening. I should also highlight that a lot of people with confirmed DOJ for Jan/Feb/Mar 2018 had their offers withdrawn and were sent back to the talent pool.
Human Resources sent an email to all talent poolers a couple of weeks ago saying they do not have an estimated DOJ for anybody and that they're reviewing their manpower requirements for the next financial year. As soon as they have this defined they will get in touch again with all candidates.
As the next financial year starts only in April I believe things will run slow until then in terms of new DOJs for the current poolers. I am not saying people won't receive new offers until then, but I believe they'll happen in quite a slow pace.
Last edited by Lepo; 6th Jan 2018 at 12:23.