Originally Posted by
dailyops
This is incorrect, and has been corrected many times. They can force new hires into captain as soon as the TA passes. The new hires cannot START CAPTAIN TRAINING until the new reserve rules are implemented. The new hires need 350 hours in type and complete the probation checkride. This will conveniently coincide to be about August 2024 when we will see the first new hire captains meet this requirement.
Not exactly. Couldn’t be offered next week due to 8-D-6. At the very earliest it would be after the next vacancy closes.