Hopefully soon Retrojet but the new flight ops manpower department seem to like saying they'll give updates which never turn up on time.

Min 30 Direct Entry onto the 787 this year.

80 new FPPs who have already started to filter into the training system
200DEPs to be recruited with airbus type ratings first.
No DE longhaul until airbus requirements filled or pool of type rated airbus drys up!
As for next year, it’s anyone’s guess, as with this year and with previous years its all reactionary. They do not seem plan for more than 12 months ahead.
However pilot numbers in 2019 are expected to exceed 5K. (Currently about 4100+) :ok:

TRE who did my recent sim said trainers had been told at a recent meeting we need to recruit at least 300 this year. This was without having factoring the Monarch LGW slots. Training managament had also advised we are becoming very short of F/o's on long haul. Factor in the announced expansion of long haul and the deployment of people later in the year for the arrival of the 350.... Seems like it's all about to kick off again!

I realise you could still make an argument for it being “mid January”, but has anyone had the promised update from recruitment?

Nope not yet I hope it is going to come next week, they were even talking about another web conference so will see

Who gave you that information?

They're waiting on an update from network planning regarding the Monarch slots and the 787 fiasco before announcing anything, but that doesn't mean to say any of the above is true.

Highly unlikely to be the case. Due...
Any internal bidders for RHS LH who are unfrozen, will likely be 'released' at some point in the training year, as fast as FPPs/recruits can replace them. That won't be sufficiently quickly to satisfy the LH training sausage machine.

Which is why...
(As long as they get the Tupperware jet fixed!) is quite likely to be an underestimate.

If 'today's' plan runs it's course!

There's already been 747 and 777 DEP recruitment over the last few weeks

777? We were told about 4 x 747s back in December has there been more since?..how many taken onto the 777?

Mate of mine who is probably on here somewhere was called for 777 couple days ago.

Yammer has just confirmed 10 777 offers so far! Glad to see things are beginning to move!

... and NO 787 DEP!

Was that expected?

Anyone know if any A320 LGW or LHR offers have been given yet?

Yes they have. LGW.

Great news....any idea how many?

Isn't it funny how PPRUNE is the last to know what is really going on:E

I presume the 320 offers mentioned above were to FPP cadets and not DEP.