Originally Posted by
Broncofan
ok, so how long did it take you to upgrade though? Right now guys can upgrade almost right away. With having been here for 7 years and 4000+ guys below me and not being able to hold a line in Newark, I think it’s safe to say it will be a long long time on reserve. Plus if/when we get a new contract, add ona few more years on top of that.. maybe I’m wrong but I’d love to hear some other opinions.
I probably upgraded with similar number of people below me and percentagewise on property. I upgraded at 18 years on property. Most of the guys above me were already where they wanted to be.
Things have been pretty messed up with Covid so I wouldn't use this abnormal time as a normal guage. How many months are people waiting to get checked out on the line?
For instance, there are a lot of pilots still waiting to be trained in the left seat along with some unfilled vacancies.
Originally Posted by
FifiPilot
Wow....didn't realize that seniority progression in the left seat was so much slower in EWR compared to SFO.
Interesting. Thanks.
Those are the two most junior bases; I'd have to look, but suspect that you gain seniority a little faster at SFO, especially with all of the movement in DEN.
Edit: of course an alternative solution is to wait until you're say, 85% on the CA list before bidding for CA. That would get you pretty close to having a line when you get checked out, at least in SFO and EWR. And this may be what's happening now - I took pretty much the first upgrade I could at 18 years on property. People around me were more eager to upgrade as soon as possible after waiting more than a decade.
Further complicating things is WB flying. Once cities get less restrictive with Covid policies, I expect to see WB FO go much more senior, including more than a couple NB CAs bidding back to WB FO.
Lots of moving parts that will alter the answer.