Originally Posted by
fishforfun
Latest bid showed Airbus upgrade as a 9/14 hire. Just depends on growth but normally the 80 VBD is the quickest due to the movement out of that position.
However, the most recent date of hire for a SFB Airbus Captain who wasn't sent TDY to PGD this month is 8/30/2007. Somewhere around 130 in seniority.
Pretty much every recent Airbus Captain upgrade involved a move.
Quick upgrade and "home every night" don't necessarily go together.