Originally Posted by
daytonaflyer
Not true. I have a friend who's been at SKW for over 1.5 years, she started on the Brasilia, and she's still an FO on the Brasilia in DEN.
I also talked to a buddy of mine at Mesa this week. He's been there for over 3 years, and he's still an FO on the CRJ. I guess he could have upgraded on the ERJ, but he didn't have his bid in at the right time, and then all the upgrade slots filled. Now the ERJ is just as senior as the CRJ and he's looking at another 6 months before he can upgrade.
Well, I would have to say that your friend at SKW just didn't take the first upgrade. MAybe she wanted DEN CA and it wasn't available. Howver she could have upgraded. 2 of the guys I went to flight school with just upgraded on the RJ and have only been there for about 18-20 months and I know the EMB is below that. It could also be that your friend doesn't have the required flight times to upgrade.
With that said, I just posted the ACTUAL times for upgrade at Mesa and the ERJ although going more senior everyday, is still junior to the CRJ.