Originally Posted by
Tomcat
I'm looking at around year 17 to hold a junior Captain position unless we see an order for the 100-120 seat aircraft.
Same or worse for me. When I tell the guys I'm flying with that I'll be over 18 years here before I can be a captain, they look at me like I have a horn growing out of my head, or say I'm being too picky about my first captain seat. I try not to dwell on it or be bitter about it, but I'm my 14th year, and I still have a 5 digit number. Most of the guys I fly with have been captains since about the 7 or 8 year point.