Originally Posted by
unlarge
It will never drop below 1000 hrs part 121 (or 500 hrs for prior military).
Some part 135/charter 91 hours qualify, but essentially it's hard requirement because it's not in company SOP but FARs §121.436
For prior part 121 folks, it will definitely drop significantly. It already happened once when in March award dropped to 9 months,
with a current grow and a lot of senior FOs bypassing for QOL and waiting for home base, I think no later than January it will basically be direct entry CA program for qualified new hires.
Just to be clear, I wasn't inferring they would allow FO's without 1000 hours 121 (or qualifying 135) to upgrade. By cliff I meant what point on the seniority list will effectively be able to hold CA, assuming they meet minimum qualifications. So the consensus is basically DEC in the near future...insane to think about. It'll take me and most of my classmates atleast a year more to even be qualified, I wonder what It will look like then.