Originally Posted by
MochaSwirl
The FO I flew with Last night was a 2017 hire that was in the cadet program.
He was told by the recruiters that all the cadets would get the 175 no problem. Not one single person in class he said got the 175 and all got the 145.
He’s currently on forever reserve in DFW after displacing from ORD and guess when his flow is?
Sometime late 2026 with hopes for January 2026 due to flows and attrition.
A shame what’s going on here.
7-8 years to flow isn’t bad historically. Those flowing in 5-6 years (which is not the, “norm”) from the WOs simply timed things well. Nothing more, nothing less. It takes the average pilot 5-6 years to become competitive to be hired at a legacy anyway. Anyone coming from a 1,000-1,500 hour background to the regionals right now should expect it to take 5-8 years to move on IF there are no industry hiccups etc. Mid 2020 will be their time to get on at a legacy and they’ll be in the middle / on the backside of the retirement wave. Timing is everything.