Piedmont only has just over 300 pilots total. It took 6 months to get one third the way through the seniority list. Upgrade is about to drop to 2 years and that's not factoring in if or when we get (which Envoy calls) Envoy's ragged out 145's. The talk was AAG wants the first two on the property by Jan. 2016. Our training department is current recruiting 15 new instructors as we need them for the 145's and many of our instructors have decided to flow to mainline.

So it's hard to tell how long it will take to flow. Probably just about half (or those wanting to flow) of the seniority list might be at Mainline before the first 145's hit the property.

I don't think it will happen (just me I don't believe we see any 145's as a stand alone regional). We will either merge with Envoy or I think they will just fly the Dash's as they time out. With the new flow agreement they know now they will always be able to staff the Dash's. If we just keep flying the Dash 8 as they time out this might be the best option for everyone on the property because they are suppose to be all gone by 2019.

They are taking 3 or more pilots at time to mainline. They are using the flow and pref interviews. Apply and you might get a call. Even had a few FO's get hired with zero PIC time.

Our schedules and outstation bases which make it hard for commuting are our negatives. Plus there's bunch of people that feel flying a turbo prop is beneath them. Some have bashed our training department but the Dash 8 is probably one of the hardest regionals at this time to learn. Good attitude and effort you'll have no problems unless you're total tool box.

Plus is if you get in now you might find it as a fast upgrade and also a fast path to American. But who really knows! One mans trash is another mans treasure.