Originally Posted by
tennisguru
The initial gain for the company is allowing all the prior 121 guys in training and waiting for IOE to go straight to upgrade without finishing FO training first if they want. People who haven't even applied yet probably aren't what they are targeting. There's got to be around 100+ prior 121 who have started between December and now that would benefit from the change.
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Honestly, I am not sure about that. There is currently no new hire direct captain training program. Such a thing needs to be developed and approved by the FAA the last time that I checked. I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure that is the case.
They are currently expediting the IOE for previous 121 guys that want to upgrade.
There are about 70 FO's that are eligible for upgrade that are bypassing. Some of these have bypassed for years and are lifers in the right seat. Others are waiting until they can hold a line and not sit on reserve anymore. The company can do some things to make these eligible FO's want to upgrade, and that is what they will hopefully be working on right now.