Originally Posted by
Captain K
Just went through interview and was told the same thing regarding upgrade time; 2-2.5 years. Took DTW as base, told I'd basically go from training to an airplane with little or no reserve wait. And before you tell me, I get that the recruiters are drinking the cool-aid. But I seriously doubt their going to say 2.5 years and it really be 4.
Well the truth is, they actually have no idea. Current upgrade has little to no bearing on future upgrade. The reality is they are likely not far off. I would guess a new hire today would have the opportunity to upgrade in under 2 years. You have to remember though, if any major catastrophe happens, they could soar back to 6 to 8 years in a heartbeat. The other side to that is if things hit the fan, Skywest is not a bad place to be stuck for awhile.