Originally Posted by
Phteven
It seems these days that there are FO's are getting hired straight to majors, meanwhile there are CA's are getting TBNT emails. Obviously upgrading isn't a bad career move and is certainly better for the pocketbook, but what do all of your various crystal balls say about the value of a quicker upgrade in the current hiring environment? A two year quicker upgrade doesn't directly equate to a two year earlier class date at a major.
That being said I've noticed the golden ticket at Horizon to getting a CJO at Alaska is being a CA for 15 minutes so...
Good luck with that. You don't necessarily need to be a CA, but you have to sell your soul to the air group. At least 3 job fairs, women in aviation, volunteer at the soup kitchen, help build the gay pride parade float etc. You also had to work in training department, but they don't allow pilots to train other pilots in ground school anymore. Pretty sure this only applies to Horizon guys, i haven't heard of other regional pilots having to do this crap.