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Old 08-30-2015 | 03:54 PM
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saxman66
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Originally Posted by Cazadores
Keep in mind also your # is company wide, so if you start class a few months earlier on the CRJ you will have both ERJ and CRJ people hired after you. In a year let's say you decide to switch airframe, the couple months might make the difference between a more desirable base, or a line vs. reserve.

Right now a few months could mean a couple hundred pilots below you.

Correct!

I've seen a few comments on here alluding to picking a plane based on its upgrade time. The aircraft you choose doesn't affect your upgrade time. It's your overall company wide seniority. Unless you're really focused on a base you need, take the first class available. Even a weeks seniority makes a difference just in the case the music stops. At my old airline, if I had started two weeks later, I would have gotten furloughed 2-3 months before I actually did get furloughed.


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