Originally Posted by Fixnem2Flyinem

Outside of the 90 original pilots at ATI. Everyone has been hired since 2016. Most hired through early 2018 have now upgraded due to growth (airframes added). Late 2018 through current is about 45% of the company, so yes there are junior guys getting awarded upgrades because...wait for it...The bottom of the list has been hired within the last two years.

Now why is that someone can get an upgrade at 11 months vs someone with two years?? It has nothing to do with the laughable reasons I’ve read above, like being buddies with the chief. We do have a contract, with requirements and criteria for upgrades just like any other unionized carrier. The reason is because you need to have 1000 hours of time in a 121 plane more than 60k in order to upgrade here. Since we hire from all sorts of backgrounds, some have the time and some don’t. It’s pretty obvious that it will take one longer to upgrade if they lack that experience before being able to submit a bid. That is the main reason why some junior folks are getting awarded (Like the few right around a year), because the pilots senior to them are still working on that 1000hrs. That is the situation, currently.