Originally Posted by
Alknew182
You are correct they are the same, but not for hiring purposes at Compass. The contract clearly defines a new hire to have 1500tt. It also explains that you must be eligible for a "captain type rating". I and others have posted the language on this matter. Not sure why some are still arguing it. For those that missed it here it is:
"WHEREAS, Section 11 V.19. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement provides that all furloughed Northwest pilots and all new hire pilots shall be provided a Captain type rating for their original First Officer position at Compass, and
WHEREAS, the parties agree that in order to fly as a Captain at Compass, which is an FAR Part 121 carrier, an ATP certificate with appropriate type rating is required; and
WHEREAS, in order to be eligible to obtain an ATP certificate, certain minimum requirements must be met, among them, that the pilot must have accumulated at least 1500 flight hours and be at least 23 years of age; "
That changes it quite a bit then. What was said before was that one have a "captain type rating" and that was it. There's a difference between a Captain type rating and be Captain qualified. Thanks for posting the clarification.
In that case, your argument should also be that you must have 1000 SIC in 121 or 1000 PIC in 135 in order to be legal under the contract. So, are we then saying that everyone hired under the new rules meets the above requirments (e.g. no CFI hires)?