Originally Posted by
tom14cat14
A lot of the guys are going to compass. They are hoping that the flow over there clears out half the list in 2 years which means they should be able to upgrade in about 2 years. Versus here we are shrinking so upgrade who knows when that will/if happen. They can hire 4 pilots out of seniority for the SSP so that is a max of 48 Fo's a year out of the 1100 or so Fo's. Plus the fear of us being the next comair. So I understand why they are all bailing. If they are close to the upgrade line even though it is moving the wrong direction that is a little more difficult to understand.
Chasing the upgrade is never a good idea. Its a big gamble.