Originally Posted by
dfwflyboy
Is the junior upgrade really dec 2014 hire? that's like a 8-9 month upgrade. Is the attrition that high, with only 600 pilots flying, that would be about 200 attrition a year. I'm thinking of applying and trying to get a quick upgrade. XJT has no upgrade in sight.
Also, whats the QOL like there. I read a while ago that its not that good, but that was over a year ago. Is it still all day lines out of the bases? I went back about 20 pages and there was nothing about this. thanks guys. I don't know anyone there to ask
The "quick" upgrade here is not something that you should really be showing up here for. Things are far too fluid to assume anything...attrition is not as bad as some think (yet), but is fairly high in the market right now given the pool of applicants.
While there are opportunities available for a few people to upgrade quickly, it is not necessarily the rule depending on needs of the company. The process is slightly arbitrary and subject to change...
That being said, QOL is relative...there are lots of people here who are reasonably to pretty happy with the job, knowing that much needs to be improved. Who knows if a contract will solve anything but some pay/retirement issues...TDYs are still an issue, but since bases tend to fluctuate, needs change and the company rolls with that.