Originally Posted by
amcnd
With 45 E175 aircraft coming in 2017-2018 plus the 200’s we are taking on (dont have exact count but im guessing 20) and upgrade times are 1.7 year already. Upgrade times are going to drop to Newhires with the TT/121 time. I know a few 1.7-2 year guys that have 600 hrs to go before qualifying for Upgrade... The Short course for anyone with a CRJ type is starting soon.. Interesting times..
If FO's are getting bypassed for lack of TT/121 time, it's not as if those junior to them will likely have the requisite hours either. Meaning only prior 121 (with some exceptions) in the seniority range of #3000 and above will be upgrading. I'm in the 3800's for example and only have 125hrs!! It will get interesting, unless significant numbers of senior FO's, that are currently enjoying the qol, have a change in heart and take the upgrade.
I'm also glad to see a balancing of the fleet of ERJ vs CRJ, which could mean ERJ CA slots won't all be extremely senior compared to CRJ in the future. It goes without saying, the nice thing about new orders and attrition and low time upgrades in the CRJ is it creates movement and opportunities system-wide. It's also nice to have options and flexibility, the reason I came here in fact.