Originally Posted by
Coto Pilot
I am a twice furloughed United pilot that is now working for CAL. It took me 9 months to get based in LA after starting on the bottom. SFO will most likely open in the next bid and my guess is it will be junior as it was at United. If your husband wants to go to a major he needs to get his seniority number ASAP. United is losing a pilot every 18 hours so even with United furloughed coming back there will be movement. If it turns out he doesn't like it here, he will get a 737 type rating just for going thru the training.
You are so correct. Seniority number is EVERYTHING. Guys 500 numbers above me (about 6 months) upgraded to the left seat in 5 years and have been there ever since. Me, I upgraded at 5 years, got bumped. Upgraded at 10 years, got bumped. Now, sitting at 16 years waiting to upgrade. What a difference a few hundred numbers make. Tell your husband to RUN, not walk, to get a class date.