Originally Posted by
JetJock16
Times are and have changed. It won't be long till the majors are pillaging the regionals.
BTW, with today’s upgrade times it will only take pilots 3-5 years on average to become qualified for the Majors. Not like it’s really that big of a deal seeing that once at the Majors we’ll be FO gear slammers for 6-10 years before upgrade comes calling again.
Now, it's more likely that it will take a pilot 10 years to get to UPS or FedEx. You need to fly a “Heavy” cross the pond before you can go to UPS and you can't do that at a regional!
A lot can happen in 3-5 years. Don't be surprised if you spend 3-5 years getting qualified only to find the hiring has stopped once you are qualified. Then you may end up spending 6-10 more years at your current regional or wherever you may happen to be.