Originally Posted by
Dubz
Upgrades are going to the middle 500's on the seniority list and there are just over 1200 on the list. The numbers are all twisted up though because there are many, many, many captains already between 550ish and 1200. If we are able to continue filling seats in classes and grow somewhere near the desired end state, I would think that upgrades would remain in the 2-3 year range for some time.
We are losing more per month outside the flow than we are to the flow... I don't know that anyone has the exact figures but it is safe to say we lose 10-15 a month outside of the flow and 5 a month to the flow.
Initial training prior to sim stage is conducted predominately by FOs in DAY... so yes, there are training department opportunities for you quickly.
Pretty much spot on except for the last paragraph. There are no FO's currently in the Training Department. All Ground School Training is done by Full Time Instructors. A few CVG Sim Instructors are teaching IPT's in DAY. We are short on FO's so the practice of them teaching in the Training Center came to a halt last Spring. Will it change anytime soon? Can't say for sure. My guess is probably not, considering we need to fill FO seats on the additional 700's that are coming.