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.