Originally Posted by
calmwinds
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.
Thank you for all of that information. I am not exactly in any particular hurry to upgrade, so I would be willing to sit FO a little longer if it meant getting a PHX spot.
How is the commute to IAD just out of curiosity?
In regards to the contract with AA, do you say that as a point that there "may" be a removal of the PHX base?
Lastly, when it comes to commuting/non-rev do you get benefits on both AA and United or just the carrier you are doing the flying for?
Thanks again for all the information, good stuff and much appreciated.