Relatively short upgrade times due to aircraft acquisition. Two years or so. But also you need to take into account a few things. First off background of applicant. Some guys here came here with prior heavy jet experience or command experience. While PIC time is nice and the pay is a little better you can’t rush an upgrade in this aircraft in my personal opinion. So if it takes someone longer to feel comfortable that’s ok.

Growth. We will be getting two more 200s this month. Up to 4 more IF DHL decides it. CEO openly stated in our monthly pilot town hall he wants 18 aircraft and approximately 250 pilots by 4th quarter 2021. In other words our company could double in size this year as we’ve remained relatively small since we retired the 727 fleet.

Here’s the thing about JE or the Bobs. They’re clueless. One has his apps out everywhere and openly talks of his return to his legacy. He’s not invested here. Same thing about the Bobs. They really don’t know anything about our ops or a “day in the life.” It’s why we are pushing to have active line pilots and our own chief pilot returned to the process with a more active say in pilot recruitment. Mind you these are just my personal opinions. But I know many here who share a similar sentiment.

I am truly optimistic we will be turning the corner soon and hopefully bring great things here. We have some great folks in our ranks. We can’t control all the flawed logic or the BS. But we are fighting that good fight daily. So if you come here you’ll definitely need some patience. But hopefully in the long run it’s all going to pay off with an industry leading contract and improved benefits, quality of life and salary.