Originally Posted by
Waitingformins
If the junior upgrade is at six months, and the pendulum hasn't turned the other way yet, what happens when it gets to 4 months. Do guys waiting for IOE as an FO just bid captain and go back to training? Are non qualified Fo's eligible to bid captain?
If it gets to the point that new-hire FOs with the required minimums are going to upgrade only a month or two off of IOE, I think we will see direct-entry Captains. It's already close to that now so we will see what happens into 2015.