Originally Posted by
bigmacdaddy
Hi all, another quick question and certainly not a determining factor in the scheme of things, but the search turned up nothing recent. With all the new aircraft and hiring, has the upgrade time been shortened much? On the APC profile the most junior upgrade was Jun 2004 in the 767. Not chasing the quick uprgrade/big equipment, but trying to plan with the best info at hand. Thanks!
Upgrade times SHOULD drop. Just a quick lookover for the next two years: 35 retirements 2013 and about the same the next year. This doesn't inlcude LOA's (Leave of Abscense), or LTM's (Long Term Medicals).
So if we're adding airframes without parking any and retirements coming, I see it dropping.