I see someone has mentioned RTP pilots, does anyone have any input on direct entry captains or forcibly upgraded captains? I'd imagine CNN could put out another hit piece about how Envoy was upgrading first officers against their will back in 2019, even going so far as to implementing a LoA that forced near-minimum time FOs who were trying to avoid the upgrade by simply not getting their hours.

Not saying they're responsible for the letter, but the idea of forcibly upgrading people to the left seat made me question how safe they would be as PICs at the time.