Originally Posted by
GunnF16
1000 hours at AA is min required for CA upgrade which should be very achievable with 1 yr seat lock and 1 year likely withhold. Currently, junior CLT 320 CA slotted for March 2026 is 12,5xx and junior CLT 737 CA is 11,2xx. The 320 bid status is currently much larger (660 Airbus to 230 Boeing in CLT) which is why 320 is junior in CLT and has new hire drops). You'd have time to swap fleets as an FO if desired while you wait for a CA slot. Upgrading to captain should allow you break a seat lock if you swapped from CLT 320 FO to CLT 737 FO.
You do not need 1000 hours at AA to upgrade. You only need 1000 hours of total 121 SIC time. The seat lock can be broken in 6 months if it is your first upgrade and there is no way they would withhold an upgrade for more than a month or two.