Originally Posted by
STA323
I'm new to the 121 world can someone please explain the Junior number and how that works. I have an offer from Mesa and I am trying to figure out upgrade time between the 2 offers i have.
Thanks in advance
Originally Posted by
Xdashdriver
It means the most junior pilot that was awarded captain was hired in Dec 2013.
That means it has only been 13-14 months since getting hired that that pilot upgraded. Some people project forward and will say that the current upgrade time is therefore 13-14 months, but it doesn't always mean that. Whether upgrades stay that short depends on future attrition and aircraft deliveries.
Any company recruiter that drops upgrade times as a selling point is ****ing on your leg and saying it's raining. If upgrade time is 18 months, that means it's 18 months for people hired 18 months ago. Unless you have a guaranteed stream of income airplanes with proportional need for captain upgrades more than about two years out, then there is no way to know what upgrade will time when you get to it will be.