Originally Posted by
BosoxH60
Are new hires going through sims with upgrade candidates, so CA/FO, or doubled up new hire FO/FO?
It’s FO/FO as all Capt candidates are already typed in the airplane. This allows them (Captain candidates) to take a shortened course for upgrade thereby saving the company money. This is why it is done this way...has nothing to do with “fairness” and everything to do with saving money!