Originally Posted by
DoSomePilotStuf
We have heard a lot about how bad it is that we have all this attrition. It’s a fantastic thing. I looked at the seniority list earlier today. There are only a couple hundred CA eligible pilots left on our seniority list, of which over half have already bypassed upgrades. For as many as there were here that had to wait years for upgrade, they have almost all been worked through and there are not many behind them. If we are losing 10 captains per week how long will it take to work through the few remaining eligible for upgrade?
QOL sucks at all regionals. I would love commuter hotels and trip/duty rigs. But those things are so far down the list for me it’s not even funny. I will be upgrading at 1000 hours, there will still be tons of flying and I will have gotten in and gotten out, at the base I wanted, faster than anyone else hired when I was at the base I wanted.
The guys on here with all the negativity about QOL cannot relate to what you and I are here for. They can only relate to the way things used to be, and then cherry pick other contracts and point out how much better others have it than us. There is such a huge disconnect between what these guys are preaching and what a new hire actually cares about.
Yes, because someone bypassed they are sure to bypass again. Not so much. There's a very good reason many have bypassed and that is because we don't hold continuous upgrade classes like the vast majority of airlines. Some have been on reserve as captains for YEARS. Many who have bypassed will likely choose to upgrade once things finally start moving. The next upgrade class isn't for months.
You will not upgrade at 1,000hrs. It only takes 18 months or so to hit that many hours. The most junior upgrade is 3 yrs, and that's in EWR. The rest are all around 10 (ORD) or 12 yrs (IAH). That will come down to around 4-5 yrs but that's not upgrading right away. Stop selling ferry tales.