Originally Posted by
daOldMan
Is it true that those that were awarded upgrade will not start class for another 6 months?
The upgrade times are a little deceiving when you fail to mention that part.
It depends. The most junior award on the E145 fleet from the late January bid starts class in April. If they were on the front of the award it could be as short as three weeks. If a pilot held out for the E175 the lead time has been running 6 months due to training availability. That's not really a new development though and anyone who exclusively bid that plane should have known that's the case. The CRJ hasn't had a posted vacancy since last October or November and I doubt there will be more in the near future.