Originally Posted by
Eckohs
Good morning. Just wanted to hop on here and get some information from those actually working here.
Currently a crj fo with Envoy, sitting at 700 hours sic. I live in Phoenix and am already sick of commuting to ord and am fearful of where I may end up once I upgrade. In addition I don’t like the writing on the wall over here and honestly think AA is a crappy parent to have.
Anyway I would appreciate any honest feedback you can give. I do know that Phx is more senior so I will most likely have a little bit of a wait and obviously lose my seniority, which is nice to have. How long are the upgrades taking now and are you as short on captains as Envoy?
Thanks
We are not quite at street Captains and forced upgrades like Envoy. We don’t force anyone to LGA.
The most junior Captain award in Phoenix is October 2015. The most junior First Officer award in Phoenix is January 2018. The most junior CRJ upgrade award is December 2017 and it was IAD. The most junior DFW Captain award was January 2017.
You will upgrade pretty quickly after you hit 1,000 hours if you are willing to commute. IAD was the most junior CRJ upgrade awards.
So, you can be PHX based quickly as an FO. And, an upgrade will occur quickly but not in PHX.
Are you considering Compass? Why or why not? One caveat: Our contract with American is up for negotiations and expires in 2019.