Originally Posted by
Cleared4what
I received an email that they now bring in DEC captains as FO's for a few trips and then are eligible for upgrade. Is this correct?
Is one paid as an FO or Captain during this period?
If paid as an FO, what are the pay/benefits during training?
If paid as an FO during this time period, is there a bonus/back pay for successfully upgrading to Captain?
I read here that they now have 7 on/7off, is this reality?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
It's been like this for a while. You are paid as a CA. They found that they've had more success with having the DECs come in as FOs for a few trips. When I first started they were having a lot of DEC failures when going strait into the left seat. It gives more time to learn the operation since a lot of guys are coming from airlines which run very differently. Also airline guys were having trouble programming the airplane since it's not a normal FMS. The whole goal is to be less stress and a better success rate. Not sure about the 7/7 thing as it's been a while since I worked there