Originally Posted by
Flitestar
How about Comair?, do they follow the same procedure as AE? I know they also take a while to upgrade...Does the same apply there?
So this means that other than AE, any of the other regionals, it really doenst matter how long people are upgrading to CA, if you join them with say 2500 TT, you should expect (in theory) a slightly higher upgrade time than average fort hat regional? (at least on paper, I understand the tough environment for Regionals know but, you know what I mean...)
Cheers!
Comair requires 3000 TT, 1000 Multi, and 500 "Comair hours" to upgrade.
The current batch of pilots in upgrade class hired in late 2002 and back then they probably had around 1500 hours just to get interviewed. If they averaged 80 hours a month, they'll have almost 7000 hours now.
The 6-year upgrade time has nothing to do with Comair's hour requirements and everything to do with their shrinking fleet size.
Any pilot group is 1/2 Captains and 1/2 FOs, so you don't upgrade until you're roughly halfway up the seniority list. That doesn't happen if you're the last guy hired, no matter how many years at the airline or how many hours in the airplane. And that's the way it is (for now) at Comair or Eagle.
Fast upgrades at Mesaba, Compass, or CHQ are due to the fact that when your fleet doubles in size, the list below you grows quickly and you soon find yourself in the top half.
Boomer