Originally Posted by
Rick Flare
FWIW: My recruiter said to expect a Late Fall/Early Winter class (not holding breath). I'm a 5/25 CJO.
Is anyone able to give insight on my FNG new hire CA questions below?
Will CA vacancies be available to bid for new hires?
Is there a lock period for awards? I vaugely remember hearing 12 months.
When can a new hire get an upgrade class, if awarded an FO position during indoc bid?
If a new hire is awarded a CA position, is he liable to be downgraded to FO if a more senior pilot bids for that CA position later?
Can the most junior CA lose a CA award and be downgraded? If so, how often will that happen, passuming no major economic events.
I'm very grateful to be in FO CJO pool. I'm not looking past anything. I just want to go to the indoc bid informed. Thanks!
Unsure on captain vacancies that far out, depends on deliveries and depends on how vacancies go. If there are unfilled CA slots in vacancy then company has 90 days to use those slots for new hires. Not liable to be downgraded unless displaced, if you’re a NH and awarded CA in class you can elect to give it up and hope someone bids it off you.
there were no unfilled captain slots on last vacancy however training is slow right now due to deliveries and it being summer flying time