Originally Posted by
three1five
I don’t like forced upgrades but we need to stop misrepresenting what the proposed contractual language allows. It is NOT direct entry captains.
Being forced to upgrade after 350 hrs as an FO plus 100hrs of OE plus otherwise meeting the FAA regulatory mins for upgrade is what the proposed language allows.
It sucks, it really sucks, but it’s not direct entry captains.
A NB FO who plays their cards a certain way may take a year+ to get to 350 hours.
Direct-ish Entry Captains. Forced Upgrades.
Better?
To reiterate, my post is about how this removes any motivation to increase pay or QOL for NB CAs. The only reason regionals are now seeing massive pay and QOL increases is because they physically don't have enough pilots to force upgrade.