If you are in the first class in January, you should expect to be just around 560-ish on the current seniority list. I'm not sure exactly, but the latest vacancy notice that closes on Dec. 30th is accounting for a total of 563 pilots on the property. I assume it includes all the classes that started (or will start) this calendar year. Now this may not sound that great, but you have to consider that within a year at least 150 pilots will flow to Delta and there will be other attrition (let's say 20-30 being conservative), that puts you within 400 number. I don't know what's the target hiring number, but I can't imagine less then 650. That puts you awfully close to the CA position provided you've got your 1000 hours of 121 flying and there are going to be some people that will have to bypass. Again, I don't know how many, but there are plenty of new hires (minority, but nonetheless) who don't meet this criteria. The worst case scenario you are going to be a senior FO waiting for an upgrade, and that's not a bad place to be.

As far as jumpseating, business casual is good enough. No jeans or shorts, but that's obvious.

Good luck and welcome!

 

Word I've been hearing is there are a ton of FOs without 1000 SIC- specifically just over 100.
Upgrade should be going very junior starting in a couple months. Good luck!

 

Curious how the company keeps track of that, other than when you fill out initial paperwork. I've heard they do not use any Sabre products to keep track of SIC time

 

Sabre? Yous brojs use crewtrac?

 

For now, about to get rid of it for a Lufthansa based interface across the board

 

Not sure how many people are here now, but they are hiring 40/month till august as of right now.

 

Merry Christmas Ladies and Gentleman of Compass.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone at Compass and those coming on board as well.

Buckle up and enjoy this next year - it's going to be a crazy 2015 for us all.

 

I feel confident saying nobody truly knows with certainty how many FOs don't meet upgrade mins. Not the union, training department, nor flight ops management. Its all estimation.

 

Chief pilot estimated around 90. The union and the company has had us fill out sheets with airline 121 or 135 time. If it is 90, upgrade should drop below 6 months middle of next year.