Originally Posted by
OpenDes
Looks like the Capt upgrade time is at about 5 years now. It is about to get a whole lot longer too. We will be at the half way mark to 144 planes in two months. Then technically there are no captain seats available for new hires. I would suspect that the company will eventually announce another order. Hope you made it on in time. Not to mention that our pay is way behind industry average. I am sure if things do not go well in August, pilots will be leaving in droves. At least that's what most guys have told me they are waiting to see. Some have already started to leave.
Haha, come on man, thats using the most basic of basic of calculations here. I agree that
those hired today are looking at 5 years and you'll need to get hired this year to see an upgrade within the current orders.
But airlines will staff more CAs than FOs and there will be attrition over the next 5 years for pilots who would be able to hold a CA spot in the next 5 years, so it is not as simple as saying "half way"
But I do agree that someone hired today wont see an upgrade in this decade unless more planes are announced.