Originally Posted by
titus
Why are upgrade times so bad at Eagle? I've never heard of an upgrade time of less then 6 years at Eagle. My friend just got hired there and he heard new upgrade predictions of 4 years.
Even when upgrade times at other regional such as CHQ in 2007 were approx. 13-14 months, Eagle was at 6 years! This tells me that upgrade time at Eagle is not affected by the economy/airline industry as much as at other regionals yet its affected by some uknown factors to me.
I would love to get a job for Eagle because of personally desirable bases such as DFW and the new MIA (which I hear is fairly junior?) but it seems unreasonable and ridicilous to be on FO pay for 4-6 years!
Does it have anything to do with AA?
Of course Eagle is affected the same way. Upgrades are generally longer at Eagle because it's a nice place to work, so you won't see as many of the older captains leaving. No one can tell you what's going to happen in the next 4-6 years; you could be an FO at any airline that long.
BTW, our most junior captain is a 5 year old seniority number, now. Fairly typical for larger regionals now.