Hey. That’s my name.

My departure just before upgrade has everything to do with my experience at OO. Could be a million reasons- might be one. Regardless. The company status quo is to upgrade. TG says “there’s simply no reason not to upgrade”. The truth is so very different, sir.

20 or 30 some upgrades per month last three months. Look it up. 120 or 140 captain departures per month. Look it up. A metric ton of high hour FOs leaving without upgrade. That’s the sad truth. It got real sad working there watching the exodus. Figured maybe I should be part of it. That said, I had an entire career (with upgrade) planned with OO. 175 Captain. I was wrong to think that.

Hard to say what the current status quo is. It will likely need to change (money and qol) for SkyWest to be more then a parent company 135 and leasing op.

My perspective. But I’m gone. Sun will still rise. Pray someday they value real pilots.