Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
Their upgrade is actually artificially low now. People are upgrading out of order because their new hire hiring craze really didn't kick off until spring last year. In the next 3-5 months, the pipeline of 1000 hr 121 new hires will start uograding and that train won't stop. With over 1100 pilots now, they have hired their growth Captains for the most part. It is simple math. I don't think their upgrade time will be super high - maybe 3-4 years for a new hire starting this summer, but don't think you are gonna go their and uograde in a year and a half.
There are currently 1100 pilots on property, and we will need about 1800-1900 when everything is settled. With attrition of 15-20 a month, upgrades will likely be under 2 years for people hired in the next 3-6 months. There is no doubt that it will get longer, but with the additional 900s that were just announced, it will be a few months longer.