I am in simland for the Saab--hire date of May 28th and I was just assigned to Minneapolis with a move date of October 1. Very good group of pilots and instructors. I was hired with 1800/50. We have been told that upgrades are about 18 months but could be shorter but I agree with others here, it might be another cycle but we are on the good side of it right now so send in your app.