Originally Posted by
RyanP
Upgrade for a new hire here isn't 6-8 years. BTW.
My friend here on the CRJ as an FO has a commutable line for JUNE all but one day of the month which I think he traded out of anyway, 85 hours pay. 2.5 years seniority. Has been holding a line most of his time here. Started in NYC, then switched to ORD. It's not like it use to be 5-10 years ago for sure when seniority could get you 18-19 days off, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be, especially if you can live in base. Every regional pretty much sucks.
Yeah I would have been fine if I had stayed on the CRJ but moving to the EMB by force displacement when the MIA base closure happened and people went to NY and then NY closed I was SOL by a few spots. Middle of the road RSV now in DFW isn't bad but I would be a line holder in ORD if I could have stayed CRJ.
This is what I have told several people, I missed a class by a couple of days and a few spots made all the difference for me to now be a line holder vs reserve still. It may not seem that way now but your number makes a difference.
What these people who are holding for the 175 fail to realize is that if they start downsizing the CRJ fleet again (which doesn't look likely right now) or downsize the 140/45 fleet (Which will happen just due to age and the 175 coming online) is, everyone that comes to the 175 will continuously keep bumping them down on the fleet.
I love seeing guys coming here but I still have no idea what people see in demanding the new plane or bust and delaying classes.