Originally Posted by
3pointlanding
Just to clear the air, the attrition from FedEx the aging of the force. We are looking at a 40% turnover in the next few years and if you are curious have hired many Atlas pilots. I personally know one who upgraded after 4 years and could have upgraded sooner but waited until he could hold the left seat in either a LAX or OAK base. He is now a Mad Dog Captain in Oakland. Big plus as a junior seniority pilot, we don't furlough.
True, we have been the grooming grounds for Purple and Brown predominantly for decades now. Big 3 and the LCC’s have poached more and more this past decade and especially now. My buddy upgraded to left seat in 9 months at Purple, granted it was the move to HKG that accelerated this many moons ago well before the viral debacle. Curiously, what is a “Mad Dog” at Purple?