Originally Posted by MikeB525

I actually spke with an XJet captain at the gliderport this weekend who said they were really HIGHER. He said they're looking to hire guys with about 1000 or so because too many low timers were washing out of training.

As for other info, here's some stuff he said about himself: Been at company about 3 years, bottom 25% of captain seniority at EWR, month to month schedule goes back and forth between lines and reserve, and is making close to $80K with per diem.

Just hearsay, could be all crap.

And if any of ya'll are wondering about Colgan upgrade times, one of the instructors I used to fly with was at the gliderport. He's been at Colgan a little over a year now and will be upgrading on the Saab next month. Keep in mind though he was hired with like 4000 hours. And he actually says he loves working at Colgan.