Originally Posted by
LAX Pilot
Being a FO for 15 years at CAL and never holding Captain on a Widebody is clearly a career expectation, because 2/3 of the guys I personally know there won't ever hold it.
And most pilots at UAL spend at least 10 years as a widebody Captain, since we have 3 or 4 times as many airplanes. Most of our 95 hires HAVE BEEN CAPTAINS FOR AS MANY AS 10 YEARS.
So I don't care that some 2005 hire just got a Captain bid.
Big deal. You have 15 year FO's just like we do.
Good luck with your career.
And we have 25 year FO's just like you. I know you enjoy your rant about your 'friends', but its fact check time. The simple truth is your 15 year FO friends can hold 75/76 Capt in both EWR and IAH at approx 85%.
Yes they will be fully trained on the dreaded 767-400 which pays just as much as the blessed Whale. Perhaps they won't fly it much at their base seniority, but the simple truth is they could be qualified top pay band captains. And let's also not forget that the 757-300 pays what the 767-300 pays. Your friends are 15 year FO's not because they lack the chance for advancement, rather they like plush senior widebody schedules.