Originally Posted by
GoodJet
The one pilot who left for SWA in the last 12 months? Possibly, that is a good reason to give up seniority. Commuting can be rough.
Upgrade is years sooner at Alaska. Also, it pays a lot more. Sorry to hear about the reduced growth forecast at your shop. Seems like the upgrade number will be going up again? Still hopeful that SWA gets an industry leading contract. Headwinds seem to be starting now however.
Thought I heard growth would be mid single digits -5-7%…probably all hinges on the Max 7 actually showing up. I’m guessing the growth report was Wall Street speak for keep expectations low now in case you can’t perform later.
Our upgrade time now is going to April/May ‘17 hires so around 6.5 years. I’ve heard from some new hires that they’re talking hiring 1500 next year with around 6-700 upgrades. They fell short of their hiring goal this year so I’ll believe it when I see it. A really good CBA would go a long way to minimizing attrition and attracting people who aren’t interested in being a street CA at UAL. 😳