Originally Posted by
tsween
keep in mind that the 1.5 year upgrades are for the people who were hired 1.5 years ago
you will likely not see an upgrade in 2 years if you are hired tomorrow
i am not trying to hate on anyone, just saying if you are hired here now, who knows how long upgrade will be, i just dont want people expecting to upgrade in 1-2 years and be disappointed
rule of thumb that i would say is the top %55 of pilots on the seniority list will be captains, lets say you het hired now and have a seniority # of 1200, that means you need to get to about number 650 before you upgrade, which would mean 550 people need to leave the company for you to see the left seat. probably not gonna happen in 2 years, or even 3
on the flip side, if you get hired now at #1200 and we get more airplanes and need to hire a total of 2400 pilots or the flow through take 9 people a month, things are much different
i am not trying to burst bubbles here, just stating my opinion
i have moved up 50 people in about 14 months at the company for what its worth
Thanks for the insight on the upgrade times. I interviewed last week and was given the Jan 5th class for the Saab. I am thrilled, but it is forcing me to make a tough decision. I have not been furloughed yet at my present company, but they enjoy hanging it over our heads. It's a small company, so if people move, I will upgrade. Who knows if they will ever leave, or if the company will stay in business. So the upgrade could be between 6 months and 3 yrs. So say I was hired number 1200 at Mesaba on the Saab, in all honestly, how long would an upgrade be? At least a conservative guess?
I am also hearing rumors of Delta cutting back its flying; will that affect Mesaba and their hiring boom?