That is all fun and everything.but for many of us, it is looking like a 9-10 year upgrade. Everyone hired through june 2010 at colgan will upgrade before many mesaba pilots hired in 2007. Maybe true for some pinnacle pilots too, not sure. If you are hired now, it will be a while before you upgrade. I would say at least 5-6 years.

There will be many pre-merger colgan guys experiencing a 1-3 year upgrade and many pre-merger mesaba and pinnacle pilots taking their first upgrade opportunity with about 6-10 years seniority. Just depends.

I really don't know why anyone would want to come to Pinnacle now...nothing special here. Reserve rules are terrible which can lead to a not-so-good QOL. PBS stinks, I can't even get 3 days off in a row like most line bidding would afford. Trip Trade system is horrible. To be fair, there are also many good things in our contract, but it is not the best. Thank god we have a good commuter policy, it used very frequently!!