Sunnies tend to take on enough staff to cover their losses through career progression plus natural attrition (generally from maternity leave). So every 6 months or so, you can expect them to take on between 4 and 6 new flight attendants (most ground schools for career progression are held every six months and take with them 4 of Sunstate's staff). I have heard that this number for career progression is going to increase in the future because the Regional's numbers are now so high and 4 just isnt enough to keep moving them through. (things have become quite congested with this concept and troops are frustrated and it sounds like management are very keen to change it for them)
In the past you could have been on the wait list to start at Sunstate for 12 months, however, things are moving rapidly in the industry at the moment and I wouldn't expect it to be that long at all. (maybe about 3 months after completion of the medical/third interview)
I am not sure about your last question. Are you asking: if you do receive a position with Sunstate can you accept the position but then decline a ground school for a later date? I would think that if you received a position and declined a start date you may miss your chance, but in saying that it would also depend upon what reasons you tell them you are asking to postpone. Do your homework before you decide to decline a ground school - they may think you are not 100% keen and have literally 100's of people who would kick their door down for your job. All I am saying is be very careful in your approach if you want to keep your options open.
Good luck with it all, bye for now....
