Originally Posted by
BillyBob1
Thanks for the insight. So basically 175 is my best option to get the hours to upgrade. Then at that point seniority is going to determine whether I upgrade in the 175 or 145 and will also determine my location i'm assuming. And I would go back to reserve as a CA? For instance, If I get the 175 to ORD, I could get the hours to upgrade and the first available upgrade slot is a 145 to LGA right? Sorry for the noob questions but appreciate the info.
So the 175 has the most movement in ORD, this is pretty accurate and is most likely to continue with the 40 new aircraft. Reserve times there range from 4-8 months. The most junior captain 175 ORD is a 1331 seniority number with a 6/17 date of hire. I think this trend will continue although it will be affected by the crj’s leaving. How much and how soon is still up in the air.
If you don’t proffer for an upgrade and the company forces you to, you may get the 145. If that happens you are not seat locked unless you opt in to volunteer for it, giving you an extra 5 hour a month override for two years. Should you choose not to, you can then proffer on the next bid for the 175, however at this point you would need to go to another long term since you would have started training on the 145, this not allowing the qualified upgrade. However, training is about four months out right now on upgrades for the 175 so who knows, you might be able to bid back into it even before you go to training on the 145.
I will end this with the obvious, you are just starting and the situation now will certainly not be the same when it comes to your upgrade.