Originally Posted by
tcco94
Doesn't it all change so fast though? I mean 6 months ago SFO was the fastest place to a hold a line....MSP was a junior base you got in training....
You sound like it's years to touch west coast. I agree, it's slowing down so expect that but no reason to start panicking.
The most junior FO based at IAH just moved from 2015 to 2016 (basically 9 months out of training). It jumped 6 months just this month.
And, if a 15 year SFO FO doesn't ever want to commute (for a few months) in order to upgrade, then a pilot needs to be satisfied with their QOL and stay put. It is their choice. The most junior captain on both the CRJ and E-Jet at SFO is much less than 15 years.
The problems that SW pilots have are minuscule compared to others.