Originally Posted by
F9320 Driver
In the new Pilot Handbook there was an attempt by the smarter ones in the training dept. to put a 1000 hour requirement before upgrade. That was a whittled down to 500 hours, with an exception on a case-by-case basis. Then the CP office axed the requirement completely.
I was told it was because they they would not have enough upgrade candidates that met the minimum.
However
I figured it was because none of them met the requirements.
The pilot handbook thing is ridiculous, in the end we have a CBA anyhow. But we are running over a three year upgrade, im
guessing it doesn’t get much lower than that. This is the least of our concerns, although still beyond comprehension